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S5541FEDERALFederal Billfiled

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.

Record date · December 16, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

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.

Why it matters

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 It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Healthcare professionals

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

Directly affected

Department of Health and Human Services

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

Key Facts

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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' .

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Where This Stands

Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.

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Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

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

S. 5541, $20,000,000, Mr. Schmitt and 5 more

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 →

OrganizationSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee“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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Analysis Score

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Significance65
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Controversy20
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Entertainment5
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Buzz15
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What This Bill Would Do

Who It Would Affect

Key Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

News Coverage

Where This Stands

Version history

Full breakdown

Related Legislation

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HR 8711: Expanding Military Leave Rights for Public Health Service Officers

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Limit Federal Debt and Taxes

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Expansion of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

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HB 4097: Manatee County Library Act Amendment

Discoveries

Budget Offset Strategy

Connected Entities

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