BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-5602| House
| Updated: 10/18/2021
Lori Trahan
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (16)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsStudent aid and college costs
BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-5602| House
| Updated: 10/18/2021
Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Lori Trahan
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (16)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsStudent aid and college costs