# 114-hr-3851: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015

114-hr-3851, Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by GENE GREEN (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3851
- Congress: 114
- Title: Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-10-28
- Sponsor: GENE GREEN (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment to the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Surgeon General must ensure that doctors of chiropractic (chiropractors) are trained, equipped, and otherwise prepared to fulfill public health and emergency response service responsibilities in the Commissioned Corps. The President must appoint at least six chiropractors into the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps. The Surgeon General must submit a quarterly report to the relevant congressional committees on measures taken by the President, Surgeon General, and HHS to carry out this Act.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act
- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3851 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3851)

## Related
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1192)
- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3851 (as of 2025-11-18).