H.R. 3728 · 115th Congress
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Michael Burgess
- Introduced
- 2017-09-11
- Latest action
- 2018-07-24 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act of 2017 or the EMPOWER Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize several Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs that provide education and training for health-related professions. The bill also reauthorizes and modifies several HHS grant programs for geriatrics education and training.