# 114-hr-4959: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016

114-hr-4959, Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4959
- Congress: 114
- Title: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate. HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4959 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4959)

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