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H.R. 4607 116th Congress House

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.

Introduced: October 28, 2019 Introduced by: Josh Harder Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationStudent aid and college costsTax-exempt organizations
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 1
Lowenthal, Alan
· Aug 11, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 21, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Apr 21, 2020
Porter, Katie
· Apr 21, 2020
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 28, 2019
Bass, Karen
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Oct 4, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4607: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4607/
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"H.R. 4607: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4607/.
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H.R. 4607, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4607/.
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