HR 6551
110th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Dental care
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Medical education
Scholarships
Student loan funds
Teacher supply and demand
Teachers
Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2008
Introduced: July 17, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to plan, develop, and operate a loan repayment program to pay student loans in exchange for service as full-time faculty members. Requires the Secretary to: (1) encourage participating programs to use support to broadly recruit diverse faculty; and (2) establish appropriate financial penalties for individuals not completing their service obligations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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