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HR 146

A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Marc Anderson and 12 co-sponsors

Declares August 3–9, 2025 as National Health Center Week in Michigan to honor community health centers and their role in expanding access and improving public health.

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Bill Summary · HR 146

Summary — House Resolution (H.R.) 146

Title: A resolution to declare August 3–9, 2025, as National Health Center Week in the state of Michigan
Status: Adopted (house resolution, ceremonial)

Purpose and intent

H.R. 146 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing and declaring August 3–9, 2025, as National Health Center Week in Michigan. Its intent is to honor the role of community health centers in the state and nationally, celebrate their staff, board members and patients, and raise public awareness of the services these centers provide.

Key provisions / findings (what the resolution states)

  • Recognizes community health centers as the nation’s largest primary care network, serving over 32.5 million Americans nationwide through ~16,000 communities.
  • Notes Michigan-specific data and contributions:
    • Over 675,000 Michiganders served through more than 450 sites statewide.
    • More than 2.6 million visits in 2023.
    • >67,500 well-child visits in 2023 and operation of over 180 school-based sites.
    • Use of 11 mobile units to expand access in rural and urban communities.
    • Health centers generated roughly $1.7 billion in economic impact for Michigan and supported over 11,000 jobs.
    • Clinical outcomes cited: in 2023, >69% of patients controlled hypertension and >72% controlled diabetes.
  • Highlights that community health centers provide comprehensive services (primary care, oral, vision, behavioral health, nutrition, pharmacy), are locally governed by patient-majority boards, and serve diverse rural, suburban, and urban populations.
  • Declares the week of August 3–9, 2025, as National Health Center Week in Michigan and expresses appreciation for their contributions to public health and the health-care system.

Who is affected / impact

  • Directly honors Michigan’s community health centers, their employees, volunteer board members and patients.
  • Symbolically recognizes the centers’ role in improving access to care, public-health response (including veterans, opioid epidemic, disaster response), and local economies.
  • The resolution is ceremonial and does not create legal rights, obligations, or funding changes.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Classification: House resolution (ceremonial).
  • Sponsors (primary): Warren Davidson, Long Tran, Karen Lupton, TAKAYAMA, Nicholas K. Smith, Nicholas Muscarello. (Rep. Matt Longjohn and others are named in associated House text.)
  • Legislative actions recorded include filing and multiple readings/calendaring in 2025, with the resolution ultimately adopted by the House (adoption recorded on several dates in 2025; listed actions include readings, placement on calendars, and “reported enrolled”/presentation steps). A companion measure is HCR 152.
  • Final effect: a formal, non-binding declaration commemorating National Health Center Week in Michigan for the specified week in 2025.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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