S 3746
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Higher education
Hospital care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations
Stopping Doctor Shortages Act
Introduced: May 14, 2020
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2455)
May 14, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stopping Doctor Shortages Act
This bill makes certain full-time health care practitioners eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Specifically, the bill extends program eligibility to health care practitioners who work at a nonprofit or public hospital or facility but are prohibited under state law from being directly employed by the hospital or facility.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2455)
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