H.R. 1133 · 117th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Josh Harder
- Introduced
- 2021-02-18
- Latest action
- 2021-02-18 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill makes certain full-time health care practitioners eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Specifically, the bill extends program eligibility to health care practitioners who work at a nonprofit or public hospital or facility but are prohibited under state law from being directly employed by the hospital or facility.