H.R. 1460 (111th): Nurses’ Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009

Introduced:
Mar 12, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA4]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 1022 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 12, 2009

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This bill was introduced on March 12, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 12, 2009
Cosponsors
33 cosponsors (26D, 7R) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

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Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members.

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Last updated Mar 12, 2009.
8 pages

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3/12/2009--Introduced.
Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to repay education loans in exchange for an individual working as a full-time member of the faculty of an accredited school of nursing.

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  • Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • Chapter 6A: PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
  • Subchapter VI: NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  • Part E: Student Loans
  • Section 297a: Student loan fund