H.R. 4681 119th Congress House

SPARC Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experienc… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: July 23, 2025 Introduced by: John Joyce Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Health Government lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costs

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Jul 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 23, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now July 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 38

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · Georgia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
for SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
38 filings
SENATE
38 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
32 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
30 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
19 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
18 filings
Education, Dept of
15 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
14 filings

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Cosponsors 5