Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

12/30/2022, 4:04 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3506

Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and makes changes to the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (a program that awards student loan repayment to individuals with qualifying degrees who commit to work full-time for a federal, state, tribal, or local public health agency for a period of obligated service).

Changes to the program include increasing the maximum repayment amount; eliminating the option for individuals to complete the service obligation in a federal public health agency; and expanding the scope of qualifying degrees to cover, for example, those in statistics, computer science, and programs related to information technology.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services may take actions to equitably distribute awards across geographic regions, among jurisdictional levels, and between urban and rural areas.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct an evaluation of the public health workforce.

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Current Status of Bill S 3506

Bill S 3506 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 13, 2022. Bill S 3506 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on January 13, 2022.  Bill S 3506's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of January 13, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3506

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3506

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationStudent aid and college costs

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3506

Strengthening the Public Health Workforce ActStrengthening the Public Health Workforce ActA bill to strengthen the public health workforce loan repayment program, and for other purposes.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3506

R
Tina Smith
Minnesota(Democrat)
R
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska(Republican)
R
Susan M. Collins
Maine(Republican)
R
Cory A. Booker
New Jersey(Democrat)

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