H.R. 5444 · 119th Congress
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2025
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This bill adds medical laboratory professionals to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and establishes a grant program to fund education programs for medical laboratory professionals.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 17, 2025
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2025
This bill adds medical laboratory professionals to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and establishes a grant program to fund education programs for medical laboratory professionals.
Specifically, it makes medical laboratory professionals eligible to participate in the NHSC, which provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages. The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts with, certain hospitals, schools, and nonprofits to develop and operate accredited education programs that award degrees or certificates to medical laboratory professionals.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2025
Latest action (Sep 17, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 17, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.