Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-04Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- 2021-11-04Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-05-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-18Introduced in House
- 2021-05-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-18 (00)
Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021
This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for public health professionals. As a condition of participation, recipients must agree to complete a period of full-time employment with a state, tribal, or local public health agency.
Individuals eligible for this program include those with public health or health professions degrees, as well as those with degrees in statistics, computer science, or related information technology fields.
Cosponsors (20)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Subjects
- Computers and information technology
- Contracts and agency
- Education programs funding
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Medical education
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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