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HR 3417 109th Congress House

Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education loans that may be repaid on behalf of officers in the Selected Reserve who p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education loans that may be repaid on behalf of officers in the Selected Reserve who possess professional qualifications, or are enrolled in programs of education leading to professional qualifications, in health professions that are needed critically to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages.

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reservesEconomics and Public FinanceEducationFederal aid to education
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Federally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingHealthHigher educationMedical educationMilitary medicineOfficer personnelScholarshipsStudent loan funds
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 25, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005 - Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of education loans that may be repaid by the Department of Defense on behalf of officers in the Selected Reserve who possess professional qualifications, or are enrolled in programs of education leading to such qualifications, in health professions that are critically needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2005
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Oct 6, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 13, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 28, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 27, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Jul 27, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 25, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3417: Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3417/
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"H.R. 3417: Health Education Loan Payment (HELP) for Citizen Soldiers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3417/.
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H.R. 3417, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3417/.
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