118th Congress Health
S. 940: Rural America Health Corps Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
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
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Gary Peters D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Marsha Blackburn SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Marsha Blackburn.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.