Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 30, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to enter into an agreement with eligible individuals for the repayment of education loans in exchange for working as a full-time member of the faculty of an accredited school of nursing.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2008 to Sep 9, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 9, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 30, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
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