H.R. 5657: Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006
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H.R. 5657: Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006
Plain summary
Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay up to $20,000 of the medical education loans incurred by any physician who receives board certification in preventive medicine from FY2007-FY2011. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a wellness program tax credit for employers that develop and implement a program that provides: (1) at least two preventive health screenings for employees; and (2) counseling, seminars, self-help materials, and other resources related to preventive health. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to carry out a national education campaign to encourage the use of preventive health screenings.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Preventive Medicine for a Healthier America Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5657.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5657 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109