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HR 531 112th 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 2011

Introduced: May 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - 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 under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

What's happening now February 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 10, 2012
HOLDEN, TIM
· May 18, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 18, 2012
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 9, 2012
BACA, JOE
· Apr 18, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 18, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 29, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 24, 2012
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 16, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jul 8, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 6, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 531: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-531/
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"H.R. 531: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-531/.
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H.R. 531, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-531/.
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