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S. 57: Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009

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S. 57: Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S62)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S62) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009

Plain summary

Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a psychology postdoctoral program to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible individuals and institutions to encourage the provision of psychological training and services in underserved treatment areas. Requires individuals to possess a doctoral degree in psychology and to agree to provide services to a medically underserved population during the grant and at least one year thereafter. Requires institutions to use provided amounts for fellowships to such individuals.

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Official text

Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s57 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111