118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3100Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act of 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into the field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced May 5, 2023
Last action May 12, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
May 12, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 (HHS) 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. HHS must also award grants to nonprofits, including hospitals or institutions of higher education, that provide comprehensive care to populations with sickle cell disease for pro...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
May 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.