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HR 2891 111th Congress House

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program.

Introduced: July 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Education programs fundingHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 Latest action June 17, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 27, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Apr 14, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 2, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 13, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 14, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 14, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jul 21, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 26, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Jun 16, 2009
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APA
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/
MLA
"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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