Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
This bill creates a federal loan repayment program to help mental health professionals (like counselors, psychologists, and social workers) repay student loans. It directly affects individuals who have taken out education loans for mental health degrees and agree to work in underserved areas. Key provisions require participants to commit to 3-6 years of full-time service in designated mental health shortage areas or counties with high overdose death rates, with funding increased to $100 million annually for 2023-2032. The program expands eligibility to cover all mental health-related fields, including behavioral health roles.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jul 26, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 47 co-sponsors
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State
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Grace F. Napolitano
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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