BOOST Primary Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-3935
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2017-10-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Bolstering Organizations and Options to Support Training in Primary Care Act or the BOOST Primary Care Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2019 enhanced funding for the National Health Service Corps.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3935 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Shimkus (for himself and Mr. Long ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for an extension of funding for the National Health Service Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Organizations and Options to Support Training in Primary Care Act or the BOOST Primary Care Act . 2. Extension for National Health Service Corps Section 10503(b)(2)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(E) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2019 .