Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act of 2022
Summary
Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act of 2022 This bill establishes programs to increase treatment and other services for populations with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that can lead to pain, anemia, infections, and stroke. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants to federally qualified health centers, community-based organizations, or other nonprofits that treat or otherwise support populations with sickle cell disease for education and advocacy programs concerning the disease. Additionally, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish a program to provide scholarships or student loan repayment awards to individuals who commit to engage in clinical practice or research related to sickle cell disease for a period of obligated service as physicians.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 21, 2022
Last action Mar 22, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Crist
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Pete Aguilar
DDemocratic
Co
Sheila Jackson Lee
DDemocratic
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