S 3244
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021
Introduced: November 18, 2021
Introduced by:
Baldwin, Tammy
Democratic
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021
This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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