Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021
Summary
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 18, 2021
Last action May 18, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
May 18, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
Co
Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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