Bill114th CongressFiled May 19, 2015Health
H.R. 2440
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve loan repayment programs of the National Institutes of Health.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 19, 2015)
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a loan repayment program for health professionals engaging in research.
The maximum awards of the loan repayment programs for minority health disparities research, AIDS research, research with respect to contraception and infertility, research as an employee of the National Institutes of Health, clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, clinical researchers, and pediatric research are increased and may be adjusted for inflation by HHS.What just happenedMay 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2](R-NC)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseMay 19, 2015
- May 22, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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