H.R. 2262 · 116th Congress
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
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This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
Latest action (Apr 11, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 10, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.