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HR 988 111th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Student aid and college costs

Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009

Introduced: February 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 11, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of provisions concerning the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.

What's happening now February 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1057 Identical bill Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 17 Republican 7
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2010
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 11, 2010
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 16, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 16, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 6, 2009
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 16, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 14, 2009
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2009
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 21, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 21, 2009
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 12, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 12, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 12, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 12, 2009
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 26, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 26, 2009
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 988: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-988/
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"H.R. 988: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-988/.
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H.R. 988, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-988/.
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