United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 4 R cosponsors
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HR 593 — Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 44% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Spreading across states

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In plain language

HR 593 is a bill recently introduced in the House.

HR 593 was introduced in the House of Representatives and has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is in the early stages of the legislative process.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain health professions education scholarships and loan payments from gross income.

  • 26 U.S.C. 108(f)(4)

    In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under-- → (4) Payments under certain public health service act loan repayment programs and certain state loan repayment programs.-- In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under--

    Revisions clarify the exclusion of certain education loan repayments from gross income.

  • 26 U.S.C. 108(f)(4)

    ''(A) a loan repayment program under section 338B(g), 846(a), 738(a), 775, or 781 of the Public Health Service Act, → ''(A) a loan repayment program under section 338B(g), 846(a), 738(a), 775, or 781 of the Public Health Service Act,

    This item is reformatted for clarity without altering its meaning.

  • 26 U.S.C. 108(f)(4)

    ''(B) a State program described in section 338I of the Public Health Service Act, or → ''(B) a State program described in section 338I of the Public Health Service Act, or

    This item is reformatted for clarity without altering its meaning.

  • 26 U.S.C. 108(f)(4)

    ''(C) any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for the increased availability of health care services in underserved or health professional shortage areas (as determined by such State).''. → ''(C) any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for the increased availability of health care services in underserved or health professional shortage areas (as determined by such State).''.

    This item is reformatted for clarity without altering its meaning.

  • 26 U.S.C. 117(c)(2)

    (B) and (C) → the scholarship program under section 846 of such Act,

    Subparagraph (B) now details a specific scholarship program under the Public Health Service Act.

  • 26 U.S.C. 117(c)(2)

    (C) and (C) → the scholarship program under section 338K of such Act, and

    Subparagraph (C) now details an additional specific scholarship program under the Public Health Service Act.

  • 26 U.S.C. 117(c)(2)

    the scholarship program under section 10 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act,''.

    A new subparagraph is added to include a scholarship program under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (539)

539 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 593?
HR 593 is sponsored by Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Miller, Carol D. (Republican), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), and Moylan, James C. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 593?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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