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H.R. 3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

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H.R. 3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 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.

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Official title

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Plain summary

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These Centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs to support the training of physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine. HHS must: (1) provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to individuals to promote their career development; (2) award grants or contracts to entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) award incentive grants or contracts to advanced practice nurses, social workers, physician assistants, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a nurse assistant to train individuals in providing palliative care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must provide for a national education and awareness campaign to inform patients, families, and health professionals about the benefits of palliative care. The National Institutes of Health must expand national research programs in palliative care.

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Official text

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 234 cosponsors

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Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Sam Graves (R-MO), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Dina Titus (D-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and 174 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3119 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114