US Congress House Bill 531 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011

Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/531/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr531/BILLS-112hr531ih.pdf