HR 1426
112th Congress
House
Health
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
72
Meehan, Patrick
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
McCollum, Betty
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
R
Latta, Robert E.
Tsongas, Niki
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
Rodgers, Cathy
Coffman, Mike
WALDEN, GREG
D
Himes, James A.
REYES, SILVESTRE
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Sutton, Betty
Miller, Brad
McCotter, Thaddeus
D
Keating, William R.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Cohen, Steve
MILLER, GARY
D
DeGette, Diana
R
Turner, Michael R.
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
R
Kelly, Mike
Alexander, Rodney
INSLEE, JAY
Rogers, Mike
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
Austria, Steve
Chandler, Ben
Bonner, Jo
Sullivan, John
D
Lofgren, Zoe
Boren, Dan
D
Castor, Kathy
Pearce, Stevan
PETERSON, COLLIN
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Tonko, Paul
Barrow, John
R
McCaul, Michael T.
D
Welch, Peter
Barletta, Lou
Murphy, Tim
Walz, Timothy
R
Wilson, Joe
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1426: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1426/
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