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Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act

109-hr6395 — Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act. Sponsored by Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]. Introduced 2006-12-06. House bill. 109th Congress.

109-hr6395 109th Congress House Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Died in Committee
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Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act

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Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]
Sponsor
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] (D), LA
Introduced
2006-12-06
Committees
Ways and Means Committee; Energy and Commerce Committee
Subjects
Alabama; Authorization; Block grants; Building construction; Child health; Clinics; Continuing education; Department of Health and Human Services; Disaster relief; Economics and Public Finance; Education; Emergency Management; Emergency medicine; Families; Federal aid to education; Federal aid to health facilities; Floods; Government Operations and Politics; Government publicity; Grants-in-aid; Higher education; Hurricane aftermath legislation; Labor and Employment; Louisiana; Maintenance and repair; Medical education; Minorities; Minorities in medicine; Minority education; Minority health; Mississippi; Public health personnel; Recruiting of employees; Scholarships; Social Welfare; Student loan funds; Texas; Trauma care

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2006-12-06
Committee
2006-12-06
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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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