H.R. 8209: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-06 · Health · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.

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Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

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This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration for school-based health centers. School-based health centers are health clinics that are located in or near school facilities, provide primary health care services to children and adolescents during school hours, and are administered by a hospital or certain public or nonprofit entities.

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · 5 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8209.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr8209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills