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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

Introduced: May 1, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E566-567)
May 8, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3494-3495)
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a loan-repayment program for mental-health professionals who work in designated workforce-shortage areas.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E566-567)

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 20 Republican 3
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 24, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 21, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 20, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 18, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · May 30, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 30, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 30, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 8, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 8, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2431: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2431/
MLA
"H.R. 2431: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2431/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2431, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2431/.
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[H.R. 2431: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2431/)
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