H.R. 2262: Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · 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?
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Official title

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

Plain summary

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers. Additionally, HHS must develop a plan for the environmental-health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies (1) gaps between existing programs and future environmental-health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority necessary to implement such actions. The bill also specifies that environmental-health workers are eligible for public-service loan forgiveness.

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Official text

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · 29 cosponsors

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Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Al Green (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2262.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2262 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116