Today the Senate HELP Committee passed S. 2997, the Title VII Health Care Workforce Act of 2019, by voice vote, which reauthorizes Title VII HRSA health care workforce programs. The legislative package from Sen. Enzi (R-WY) and Sen. Reed (D-OR) includes S. 299, the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, from Sen. Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Casey (D-PA), which authorizes the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and the Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA) program. The House passed their Title VII reauthorization bill in October.
The Senate HELP Committee press release may be accessed here.