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4/6/2026, 6:12 PM

Summary of Bill S 1380

The bill, designated as S. 1380 in the 119th Congress and introduced on April 9, 2025, aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan repayment program incentivizing specialty medicine physicians to practice in rural areas facing shortages in this field.

Current Status of Bill S 1380

Bill S 1380 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 9, 2025. Bill S 1380 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on April 9, 2025.  Bill S 1380's most recent activity was Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. as of March 19, 2026

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1380

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 1380

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1380

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.
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.

Comments

Loretta Batchelor profile image

Loretta Batchelor

820

26 days ago

Excited for this! Who else will benefit from it?

Kairi Sherman profile image

Kairi Sherman

761

9 days ago

I can't believe this bill is even being considered. It's just going to make things worse for all of us.

Samuel Goldman profile image

Samuel Goldman

760

8 days ago

This bill hurts me financially.