H.R. 1312: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
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H.R. 1312: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-04 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
Plain summary
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include optometry services in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Optometrists are eligible for the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
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Official text
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 137 cosponsors
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Kathy Castor (D-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 77 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1312.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114