# 117-hr-7864: Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act

117-hr-7864, Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7864
- Congress: 117
- Title: Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-05-24
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act This bill authorizes the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to support training programs for obstetrician-gynecologists and subspecialists in urogynecology in low-income countries identified by the United Nations to be confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. The center must also develop a strategy to address physician shortages in such countries.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-5305: Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
- 117-hr-6617: Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act
- 117-hr-6119: Further Extending Government Funding Act
- 117-hr-7691: Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-7864 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7864)

## Related
- [117-hr-5305: Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5305)
- [117-hr-6617: Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6617)
- [117-hr-6119: Further Extending Government Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6119)
- [117-hr-7691: Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7691)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7864 (as of 2025-11-18).