Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-10 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental health
- Health personnel
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Performance measurement
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
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