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Rural America Health Corps Act

Introduced: July 31, 2019 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2019
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Rural America Health Corps Act

This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a demonstration project under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to increase the number of health care providers in rural areas. Specifically, eligible participants who agree to serve for 5 years in such a rural area may receive up to $25,000 in loan repayments for each year of service.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4899 Identical bill Rural America Health Corps Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 31, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2406: Rural America Health Corps Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2406/
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"S. 2406: Rural America Health Corps Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2406/.
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S. 2406, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2406/.
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