H.R. 1216: To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

H.R. 1216: To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-29 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 6 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 338 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1216 (2011-05-25), Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Public Health Service Act to convert funding from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations for a program of payments to qualified teaching health centers for approved graduate medical residency training programs. Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated for such program.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 335 (2011): On Motion that the Committee Rise, HR1216 (2011-05-24): Failed
House roll call 336 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1216 (2011-05-24): Failed
House roll call 337 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1216 (2011-05-24): Failed
House roll call 338 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1216 (2011-05-25): Agreed to
House roll call 339 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1216 (2011-05-25): Failed
House roll call 340 (2011): On Passage, HR1216 (2011-05-25): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1216.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1216 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112