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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021

Introduced: May 12, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3150 Identical bill Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Aug 4, 2022
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 28, 2022
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 2, 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 17, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 9, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 12, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1578: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1578/
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"S. 1578: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1578/.
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S. 1578, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1578/.
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