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HR 4285 117th Congress House Health

COMMUNITIES Act

Introduced: June 30, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now July 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 19, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 30, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 30, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 30, 2021
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Takano, Mark
California · Jun 30, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4285: COMMUNITIES Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4285/
MLA
"H.R. 4285: COMMUNITIES Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4285/.
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H.R. 4285, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4285/.
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[H.R. 4285: COMMUNITIES Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4285/)
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