S 940
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Higher education
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Rural America Health Corps Act
Introduced: March 22, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural America Health Corps Act
This bill establishes a student loan repayment demonstration program for eligible providers who agree to work for five years in a rural area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers. For each year of this service, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay one-fifth of the principal and interest on a provider's qualifying loans. Total payments to a provider may not exceed $200,000.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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