S5541FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE

Reauthorization of the SOAR Health and Wellness Training Program

Original title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.

December 16, 2024

Public Health Human Trafficking Federal Funding Healthcare Training

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The Frame

What this does

The legislation ensures the continuation of specialized training for healthcare providers to identify and assist victims of human trafficking while simultaneously reducing the Department of Health and Human Services' budget by $20 million.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Healthcare professionals

These individuals are the target audience for the training program being reauthorized.

Department of Health and Human Services

The department must manage the rescission of $20 million from its Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill extends the federal SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond) training program for healthcare professionals through 2029 and cancels $20 million in previously allocated funds from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SOAR program?

The Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Training Program is a federal initiative designed to train healthcare professionals to recognize and respond to human trafficking.

Where is the $20 million coming from?

The bill rescinds $20 million from the of the Department of Health and Human Services' .

News Coverage

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Discoveries

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Budget Offset Strategy

The bill uses a rescission of unobligated funds from a non-related capital fund to offset the cost of reauthorizing a public health training program.

Department of Health and Human Services Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

Connected Entities

bill_numberS. 5541“Bill number of the introduced bill”Map →

dollar_amount$20,000,000“Amount being rescinded from the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund”Map →

personMr. Schmitt“Introduced the bill”Map →

organizationCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions“Committee the bill was referred to”Map →

organizationDepartment of Health and Human Services“Department with the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund”Map →

otherStop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program“Program being reauthorized”Map →

dateDecember 16, 2024“Date the bill was introduced”Map →

otherPublic Health Service Act“Act being amended”Map →

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Significance65
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Controversy20
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Entertainment5
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Reauthorization of the SOAR Health and Wellness Training Program

Where This Stands

Version history

The Frame

Summary

Key Facts

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

News Coverage

Related Legislation

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New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act

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The SEWER Act: Expanding Wastewater Disease Monitoring

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Congress moves to rename Plainfield, Illinois post office for Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr.

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Proposed Law to Extend Land Lease Limits for Wampanoag Tribes

Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Limit Federal Debt and Taxes

Proposed Expansion of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

HB 4097: Manatee County Library Act Amendment

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