Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3770
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-09-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017</b></p> This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend through FY2022 and make appropriations for enhanced funding for the community health centers program.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3770 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2017 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Young of Iowa , Mr. Courtney , and Mr. O'Halleran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 . 2. Extension of funding for community health centers Paragraph (1) of section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking $3,600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017; and and inserting $3,600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (F) for fiscal year 2019, $3,800,000,000; (G) for fiscal year 2020, $4,000,000,000; (H) for fiscal year 2021, $4,200,000,000; and (I) for fiscal year 2022, $4,400,000,000. .