BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021
Summary
Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 18, 2021
Last action Nov 18, 2021
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Committee
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Nov 18, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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