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H.R. 1339 (113th): Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.

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Sponsor and status

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Eliot Engel

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2013
Length: 20 pages
Introduced
Mar 21, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 21, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

170 Cosponsors (138 Democrats, 32 Republicans)

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History

Jul 19, 2012
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6155 (112th).
Mar 21, 2013
 
Introduced

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Jul 21, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3119 (114th).
Jul 23, 2018
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1676 (115th).
Oct 28, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 647 (116th).

H.R. 1339 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1339. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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