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Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
12/30/2022, 4:04 AM
Congressional Summary of S 3479
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises a program carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that supports the use of community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of and other matters concerning the program.
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Current Status of Bill S 3479
Bill S 3479 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 11, 2022. Bill S 3479 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on January 11, 2022. Bill S 3479's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of January 11, 2022
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3479
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
4Democrat Cosponsors
2Republican Cosponsors
2Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3479
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Nutrition and diet
- Rural conditions and development
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3479
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to awards to support community health workers and community health.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3479
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