Stopping Doctor Shortages Act
Summary
Stopping Doctor Shortages Act 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Last action Feb 12, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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0
Committee
1
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S708)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
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