HR 4607
116th Congress
House
Education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 4, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill defines a full-time health care practitioner for the purpose of participation in the student loan repayment plan for public service employees. Specifically, the bill establishes a definition that encompasses an individual employed as a health care practitioner at a nonprofit or public hospital or facility who is prohibited from being directly employed by such hospital or facility under state law.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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