Rural America Health Corps Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 7, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 74 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 97 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 657 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHigher educationMedical education +2 more
- Latest action
- Feb 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 4208 Rural America Health Corps Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]