S 1578
117th Congress
Senate
Health
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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a loan repayment program for mental health professionals who work in designated workforce-shortage areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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