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Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

USA116th CongressS-3737| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2020
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2025, and otherwise modifies, the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (a program that awards student loan repayment to individuals with qualifying degrees who commit to work full-time for a federal, state, tribal, or local public health agency for a period of obligated service). Among other changes, the bill eliminates the option for individuals to complete the service obligation in a federal public health agency and expands the scope of qualifying degrees to include those in statistics, computer science, and programs related to information technology. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services may take actions to equitably distribute awards among geographic regions and jurisdictional levels and to ensure that at least 50% of individuals who receive loan repayment awards are not employed in qualifying public health agencies at the time they enter the program.
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Timeline
May 14, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 14, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Computers and information technologyEducation programs fundingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationIncome tax exclusionIndian social and development programsInterest, dividends, interest ratesPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs

Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

USA116th CongressS-3737| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2020
Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2025, and otherwise modifies, the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (a program that awards student loan repayment to individuals with qualifying degrees who commit to work full-time for a federal, state, tribal, or local public health agency for a period of obligated service). Among other changes, the bill eliminates the option for individuals to complete the service obligation in a federal public health agency and expands the scope of qualifying degrees to include those in statistics, computer science, and programs related to information technology. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services may take actions to equitably distribute awards among geographic regions and jurisdictional levels and to ensure that at least 50% of individuals who receive loan repayment awards are not employed in qualifying public health agencies at the time they enter the program.
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Timeline
May 14, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 14, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computers and information technologyEducation programs fundingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationIncome tax exclusionIndian social and development programsInterest, dividends, interest ratesPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs