A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
This bill extends funding for the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program, which trains healthcare workers in health wellness approaches, through fiscal years 2025-2029 (previously 2020-2024). It redirects $20 million in unobligated funds from the Department of Health and Human Services' Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to support this program. The bill directly affects the existing SOAR program and its participants, ensuring continued operation without new appropriations. It makes no changes to the program's structure or eligibility, only adjusting its funding period and reallocating unused funds.
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in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 16, 2024
Last action Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Dec 16, 2024
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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