Senate Bill 705 - SPARC Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-08

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Alternative Names

SPARC Act

SPARC Act

Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

SPARC Act

Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Committees and Subcommittees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Variations and Revisions

SPARC Act

SPARC Act

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act

This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas.

The Health Resources and Servic...

Congress
118

Number
S - 705

Introduced on
2023-03-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/8/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act

This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas.

The Health Resources and Servic...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/21/2023

Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act

This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas.

The Health Resources and Servic...


Latest Action3/8/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.