Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009

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Introduced

9 February 2009

Last action

4 March 2009 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a loan program that provides loans to eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. Requires that such program be an allopathic or osteopathic physician residency training program in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics or gynecology, general surgery, preventive medicine, pediatrics, and behavioral and mental health. Requires the Administrator to give preference to hospitals in a rural area or an urban area that is not a large urban area.

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Timeline

9 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
4 March 2009
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
4 March 2009
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
4 March 2009
Committee
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Source: Committee

Votes

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Related records

related to ← Medical Efficiency and Delivery Improvement of Care Act (MEDIC) of 2009

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/914
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/914
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