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HR 6676 116th Congress House

COMMUNITIES Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment under National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of a 5-year commitment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Education programs fundingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationMedical education
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Rural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsUrban and suburban affairs and development
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creation of Opportunities for Medical Manpower in Underserved Neighborhoods by Indemnifying Tuition and Incentivizing Exceptional Service Act or the COMMUNITIES Act

This bill increases the amount of student loan repayment available to eligible health care providers who agree to complete a five-year period of obligated service in a health professional shortage area. Specifically, for each year of service, the Department of Health and Human Services shall pay one-fifth of the total amount owed on a participating provider's qualifying student loans. Current law caps the maximum amount of student loan repayment that a provider may receive in exchange for such service.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Dec 18, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Nov 5, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 30, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6676: COMMUNITIES Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6676/
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"H.R. 6676: COMMUNITIES Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6676/.
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H.R. 6676, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6676/.
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[H.R. 6676: COMMUNITIES Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6676/)
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