What This Bill Does
This bill puts a cap on how much money can be spent on Primary Health Care programs run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (a part of the Department of Health and Human Services) in fiscal year 2024. The bill prevents spending from going above a specific dollar amount for this program during that year.
Who It Affects
The Department of Health and Human Services and its Health Resources and Services Administration are directly affected by this bill's spending limitation.
Key Provisions
• The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Primary Health Care program cannot receive more than $1,626,522,000 for fiscal year 2024. (Sec. 1)
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, any funding available to the Primary Health Care program at the Health Resources and Services Administration would be limited to $1,626,522,000 for fiscal year 2024. No additional funds beyond this amount could be provided to this specific program during that year.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1953
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Pri-
mary Health Care for fiscal year 2024.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 2023
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia,
Mr. ROY, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for De-
partment of Health and Human Services, Health Re-
sources and Services Administration Primary Health
Care for fiscal year 2024.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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•HR 1953 IH
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
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ICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
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ADMINISTRATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law,
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amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise avail-
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able for Department of Health and Human Services,
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Health Resources and Services Administration Primary
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Health Care for fiscal year 2024 may not exceed
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$1,626,522,000.
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