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HR 6302 116th Congress House

Allied Health Personnel Shortage Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to respond to the shortage of allied health professionals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Allied health servicesEducation programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnel
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Health programs administration and fundingHigher educationMedical educationStudent aid and college costs
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2020
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 Latest action March 19, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allied Health Personnel Shortage Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish scholarship and loan-repayment programs for allied health professionals (i.e., trained health professionals other than physicians, nurses, or physician assistants). As a condition of participation in these programs, recipients must agree to complete a period of service in areas with a shortage of health professionals or allied health professionals.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6302: Allied Health Personnel Shortage Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6302/
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"H.R. 6302: Allied Health Personnel Shortage Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6302/.
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H.R. 6302, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6302/.
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