United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4607 (116th)
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
Introduced
4 October 2019
Last action
4 October 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Paul Cook, Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
This bill defines a full-time health care practitioner for the purpose of participation in the student loan repayment plan for public service employees. Specifically, the bill establishes a definition that encompasses an individual employed as a health care practitioner at a nonprofit or public hospital or facility who is prohibited from being directly employed by such hospital or facility under state law.
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Timeline
4 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 October 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4607
- us · 116-hr-4607 · source updated 21 July 2025