S. 486 (111th): Access for All America Act

Introduced:
Feb 26, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 1296 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Mar 04, 2009

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 26, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 26, 2009
Referred to Committee Feb 26, 2009
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors (25D) (show)
Committees

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.

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Last updated Feb 26, 2009.
11 pages

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2/26/2009--Introduced.
Access for All America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to:
(1) increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for community health centers and for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program for FY2010-FY2015, and provide for increased funding for such programs in FY2016 and each subsequent fiscal year; and
(2) revise and expand provisions allowing a community health center to provide services at different locations, adjust its operating plan and budget, enter into arrangements with other centers to purchase supplies and services at reduced cost, and correct material failures in grant compliance.

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