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H.R. 860: HEALTHIER Act of 2017

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H.R. 860: HEALTHIER Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

HEALTHIER Act of 2017

Plain summary

Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state. The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

HEALTHIER Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr860 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115