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H.R. 6862 119th Congress House

Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delay, until July 1, 2030, the termination of authority to award certain Federal Direct PLUS loans and the impleme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delay, until July 1, 2030, the termination of authority to award certain Federal Direct PLUS loans and the implementation of limits on certain loans for graduate and professional students enrolled at institutions with certain public health designations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Harder Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Dec 18, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6862: Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6862/
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"H.R. 6862: Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6862/.
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H.R. 6862, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6862/.
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