S4283Referred to Committee
Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-14
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Democrat · WI · Senator
Votes with party: 60.7% (323 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-04-14
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-04-14
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-14
Plain-English Summary
This bill would extend a program that helps repay student loans for people who work in public health and disease prevention jobs, aiming to attract more workers to these critical fields. The loan repayment assistance would apply to employees in areas like epidemiology, infectious disease control, and emergency preparedness who might otherwise leave these lower-paying government positions for higher-paying private sector jobs. By making these careers more financially attractive, the bill seeks to strengthen America's ability to respond to health emergencies and disease outbreaks.
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Subjects
Health
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4283 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4283 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2026 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND BIO-PREPAREDNESS WORKFORCE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. Section 776(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f- 1(i)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2023 through 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 through 2031''. <all>
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