A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Edward “Ted” Kennedy
Sponsor. Senator for Massachusetts. Democrat.
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
74 Cosponsors (44 Democrats, 28 Republicans, 2 Independents)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Passes Cornyn-Backed Bill To Expand Services, Increase Funding For Community Health Care Centers”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 22, 2008
“Inhofe Tours Duncan Regional Hospital”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
on Aug 25, 2008
History
Mar 15, 2007
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Introduced
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Nov 14, 2007
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 4, 2008
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1343 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 901 (110th). |
Jul 21, 2008
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Sep 24, 2008
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1343 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 901 (110th). |
Sep 25, 2008
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1343 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 901 (110th). |
Oct 8, 2008
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1343 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 901 (110th). |
S. 901 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 901. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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