HR1127Referred to Committee
Rural America Health Corps Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-07
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
David Kustoff
Republican · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (668 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/K000392
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (3)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-02-07
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-07
Plain-English Summary
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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
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