HR 9870 United States House · 118th Congress

Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act

This bill establishes the Public Health Service Ready Reserve Corps (PHS RRC) as a formal reserve component with benefits matching those of military reserves. It amends federal laws to ensure PHS RRC members receive equal treatment in areas such as leave benefits, educational assistance, and access to military-style healthcare benefits like TRICARE. The bill increases annual funding for the program from $12.5 million to $13.6 million. This affects health professionals serving in the PHS RRC, providing them with benefits similar to military reservists.

Sub-Topics: Public Health

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2024

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Introduced Sep 27, 2024 Last action Oct 22, 2024

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Oct 22, 2024

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Sep 27, 2024

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Veterans' Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sep 27, 2024

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors