118th Congress Health
H.R. 1711: Rural America Health Corps Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-ILOriginal
- Diana Harshbarger R-TNOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR
Who scored on this bill
- 1David Kustoff SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by David Kustoff.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.