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HR 3297 117th Congress House

Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program.

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 4, 2021
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 4, 2021

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021

This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for public health professionals. As a condition of participation, recipients must agree to complete a period of full-time employment with a state, tribal, or local public health agency.

Individuals eligible for this program include those with public health or health professions degrees, as well as those with degrees in statistics, computer science, or related information technology fields.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 15 Republican 4
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jul 11, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 22, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 8, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 8, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 10, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2022
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 15, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 15, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 3, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 3, 2022
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2022
Johnson, Bill
· Feb 8, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 3, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Oct 25, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 22, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 19, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 1, 2021
McKinley, David
· May 20, 2021
Burgess, Michael
· May 18, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· May 18, 2021
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3297: Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3297/
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"H.R. 3297: Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3297/.
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H.R. 3297, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3297/.
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