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H.R. 5770: United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2006

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H.R. 5770: United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2006

Plain summary

United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Health Service Corps Medical School Scholarship Program to ensure an adequate supply of physicians providing primary health services. Requires the Secretary to provide scholarships and accept individuals into the Corps in exchange for such individuals completing a residency in a specialty needed by the Corps and serving as a provider of primary health services in a health professional shortage area for six years. Allows the Secretary to make grants to: (1) increase the capacity of medical schools to accept students each year; (2) recruit students to participate in the Corps Scholarship Program; (3) increase the number of minority health professionals servicing medically underserved communities; and (4) establish new or alternative-campus accredited medical residency programs affiliated with accredited medical programs. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to community health centers to: (1) increase the number of medical service providers associated with such centers; and (2) increase primary care capabilities through the construction, expansion, or renovation of facilities.

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Official text

United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), James E. Clyburn (D-SC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109