Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2026
The Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2026 aims to address staffing shortages in public health by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to create model standards for credentialed environmental health workers and develop a strategic plan to train and retain them. This legislation directs the government to study best practices in six specific states regarding worker training and credentialing, while also expanding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to include full-time employment as an environmental health worker. The bill defines environmental health workers as professionals who assess environmental hazards and enforce safety guidelines, ensuring that efforts to strengthen this workforce are based on concrete policy changes rather than speculation.
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Introduced Jul 30, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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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Shri Thanedar
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