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S 4055 116th Congress Senate Health Appropriations Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Minority education Minority employment Minority health Nursing Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs

Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act

Introduced: June 24, 2020 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3208-3209)
Jun 24, 2020
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Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act

This bill establishes an emergency services demonstration program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide supplemental student loan repayment to current and former recipients of National Health Services Corps (NHSC) scholarships and student loan repayment awards who agree to participate in the National Disaster Medical System. (The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages, and the National Disaster Medical System is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams.)

The bill also increases FY2020 funding for the NHSC, as well as similar programs for nurses, with a certain amount of funding reserved for individuals who are members of groups that are historically underrepresented in health care professions. The funds for the Nurse Corps Scholarship and Repayment Program are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

What's happening now June 24, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3208-3209)

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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4055: Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4055/
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"S. 4055: Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4055/.
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S. 4055, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4055/.
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