# 115-hr-3888: Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017

115-hr-3888, Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3888
- Congress: 115
- Title: Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017 This bill temporarily expands the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program by authorizing the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to support additional, specialty residency positions at hospitals that already have approved programs, and to support the establishment of such specialty programs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4101: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-3888 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3888)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4101: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4101)
- [115-hr-3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3053)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3888 (as of 2025-11-18).