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HR 6652 110th Congress House

Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceEducationFederal aid to educationHigher education
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NursingNursing educationRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsStudent loan fundsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demand
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 30, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 30, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 30, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to enter into an agreement with eligible individuals for the repayment of education loans in exchange for working as a full-time member of the faculty of an accredited school of nursing.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 9, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 31, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2008
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 30, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6652: Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6652/
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"H.R. 6652: Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6652/.
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H.R. 6652, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6652/.
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