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HR 2891 111th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Student aid and college costs

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program to allow repayment of the student loans of individuals who agree to serve as a health care professionals for two years in a frontline care scarcity area.

What's happening now June 17, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 14, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2891: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2891/
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"H.R. 2891: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2891/.
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H.R. 2891, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2891/.
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