# 117-hr-3320: Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

117-hr-3320, Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3320
- Congress: 117
- Title: Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
- Introduced: 2021-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3320)

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