H.R. 593 119th Congress House

Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain health professions education scholarship and loan payments from gross income.

Introduced: January 21, 2025 Introduced by: Jill N. Tokuda Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

Taxation Government lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax exclusionMedical educationStudent aid and college costs

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Jan 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 62

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

MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS · Michigan · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
62 filings
SENATE
62 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
55 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
52 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
34 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
31 filings
Education, Dept of
29 filings
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
29 filings

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Cosponsors 7

Moylan, James C.

Guam · Oct 17, 2025

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Oct 17, 2025

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2025

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Mar 10, 2025

Miller, Carol D.

West Virginia · Jan 21, 2025

Panetta, Jimmy

California · Jan 21, 2025

Steube, W. Gregory

Florida · Jan 21, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 593: Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-593/

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"H.R. 593: Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-593/.

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