Health Heroes 2020 Act

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D DurbinSponsor

13 cosponsors · 12 D, 1 I

12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill appropriates funds for, and makes other changes to, scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care providers who agree to a period of obligated service in a health professional shortage area.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 6, 2020

Health Heroes 2020 Act

Specifically, the bill provides funds through FY2026 for the National Health Service Corps and otherwise modifies the program, including by (1) authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), subject to certain limitations, to reassign corps members to alternative sites during a declared public health emergency; and (2) establishing a demonstration project that allows corps members to fulfill their service obligations through a period of reserve status, during which HHS may deploy them to respond to a declared emergency.

The bill also provides FY2020 funds for the Nurse Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs. These funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Health Heroes 2020 Act

Latest action (May 6, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2292-2293)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 6, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.