3.0.0 2761 2025-12-05T08:44:46Z 2025-12-05T08:44:46Z House H HR 2023-04-20 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2761 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 2761.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 Clause 3--Commerce clauseThe single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loanrepayment program to encourage specialty medicine physiciansto serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage ofspecialty medicine physicians.[Page H1911]</pre> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-20T13:00:25Z 118 705 S 2023-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2023-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000302 Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] John Joyce R PA 13 N R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2023-04-20 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2023-05-11 False T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-05-17 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-05-17 False G000589 Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] Lance Gooden R TX 5 2023-05-17 False R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2023-05-18 False D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 2023-08-18 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2024-04-23 False C001134 Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] Yadira Caraveo D CO 8 2024-04-23 False S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM A. 1 2024-06-13 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2024-12-19 False Health Health 2023-05-01T19:00:23Z

00 2023-04-20 Introduced in House 2023-11-21T18:34:49Z <p><strong>Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas.</p> <p>The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must carry out such a program for certain specialty medicine physicians who provide care in rural communities with shortages of such physicians. Physicians must agree to a period of obligated service and, for each year of such service, HRSA must pay one-sixth of the principal payment and interest on eligible loans up to a maximum cap of $250,000. Additionally, HRSA may carry out a similar loan repayment program for nonphysician specialty health care providers.</p>

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