H.R. 5543: Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016
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H.R. 5543: Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016
Plain summary
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health professionals. Additionally, HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that: (1)includes performance measures, (2)identifies any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, and (3)identifies actions needed to address any identified gaps. The Government Accountability Office must identify the best practices related to training and credentialing environmental health professionals in six states. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make environmental health professionals eligible for loan forgiveness programs from the Department of Education.
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Official text
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · 7 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5543.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr5543 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114