S. 3479 · 117th Congress
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bob Casey
- Introduced
- 2022-01-11
- Latest action
- 2022-01-11 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises a program carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that supports the use of community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the effectiveness of and other matters concerning the program.