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42 U.S.C. 294q: National Health Care Workforce Commission

Created in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 239l, 42 U.S.C. 293k, 42 U.S.C. 294n.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2022Pub. L. 117-286

2014Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actcreated it

42 U.S.C. 294qNational Health Care Workforce Commission

(a)Purpose

(b)Establishment

(c)Membership

(d)Duties

(e)Consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies, Congress, and other organizations

(f)Director and staff; experts and consultants

(g)Powers

(h)Authorization of appropriationschanged

(i)Definitions

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (h)

How it got here

2022

Pub. L. 117–286, §4(a)(239), substituted "section 1004 of title 5." for "section 5 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)." Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 117–286, §4(c)(40), substituted "subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5." for "title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978." Law text · (c)

2014

Pub. L. 113–128 substituted "other health care workforce programs, including those supported through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act," for "other health care workforce programs, including those supported through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)

2010

Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(a)(1), inserted ", including representatives of small business and self-employed individuals" after "employers". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(a)(2), added cl. (iv) and redesignated former cl. (iv) as (v). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (d), (v)
Pub. L. 111–148, §10501(a)(3), which directed insertion of "optometrists, ophthalmologists," after "occupational therapists," in subpar. (B) of subsec. (i)(2), was executed by making the insertion in subpars. (A) and (C). The words "occupational therapists," do not appear in… (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i), (C)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.