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Rural America Health Corps Act

USA117th CongressS-924| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2021
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (5)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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, up to a maximum of $200,000.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2406
Rural America Health Corps Act
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2130
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2406
    Rural America Health Corps Act


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2130
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2130: Rural America Health Corps Act
Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHigher educationMedical educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costs

Rural America Health Corps Act

USA117th CongressS-924| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2021
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, up to a maximum of $200,000.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2406
Rural America Health Corps Act
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2130
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2406
    Rural America Health Corps Act


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2130
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (5)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2130: Rural America Health Corps Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHigher educationMedical educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costs