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Senate Bill 256
115th Congress(2017-2018)
SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 1, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 1, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
256
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Heidi Heitkamp
North Dakota
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Democrat
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to replace the existing Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training) program with a pilot program that includes the same functions and additional initiatives. The pilot program must train health care providers and other related providers to: (1) identify potential human trafficking victims, (2) work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims, (3) refer victims to social or victims service agencies or organizations, and (4) provide such victims with coordinated care tailored to their circumstances.

HHS must report on the number of facilities operating under the pilot program, the number of providers trained through the pilot program, and these numbers for the program operating before the pilot program.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
February 1, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Dec 31, 2018
Became Public Law 115-398
12
Sponsorship
House Bill 767
SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (2)
02/01/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/01/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:51 PM
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