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119-s-4416119th CongressWALLET

PHS ACCESS Act

Sponsored By: Senator Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Introduced

Summary

Expands the ability to detail Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers to Urban Indian organizations and creates transparent criteria for when detailees receive credit for length of service.

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  • Urban Indian organizations would be eligible to receive detailed Public Health Service officers to cooperate in or conduct work related to Department of Health and Human Services functions.
  • Commissioned Corps officers who are detailed could receive constructive credit for length of service at the Secretary's discretion under new objective, transparent criteria.
  • The credit criteria would give preference to appointments that serve rural or remote areas, shortage specialty fields, places with access challenges, or assignments with tribes or Urban Indian organizations and must be reviewed periodically to reflect workforce needs.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Service credit rules for Public Health officers

If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may give constructive service credit to certain Public Health Service appointees. The Secretary would set objective, transparent rules for who can get credit. Preference would go to appointees serving in rural or remote agencies, specialists in shortage areas, workers in places with big access-to-care gaps, or those serving with tribes or Urban Indian organizations. The Secretary would consider federal designation systems and workforce assessments and must review and update the rules periodically.

Detail officers to Urban Indian organizations

If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may assign Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers to Urban Indian organizations. The officers could cooperate in or carry out HHS-related work for those organizations. Detailing would be optional and done at the Secretary's choice.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

AK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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