Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007
Latest action · Dec 14, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15653)
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services"; and (2) make physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (to assure an adequate supply of physical therapists among other health professionals).
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2007 to Apr 24, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 14, 2007 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Dec 14, 2007 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Dec 14, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Feb 11, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Apr 4, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 24, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Dec 14, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Dec 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15652-15653)
- Dec 14, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15653)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15652Text printed S15653 | Jon Tester D-MT (text) | Dec 14, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1134 | Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
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