Extend National Health Service Corps loan repayment eligibility to registered school nurses who serve in elementary or secondary schools in health professional shortage areas for at least two years, with part-time service counted through equivalent hours.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · Washington · Democratic

spending impact 0.62 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 92%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Open the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to eligible registered school nurses serving elementary or secondary schools in health professional shortage areas, including part-time nurses through equivalent service hours.. Promised outcome: More school nurses would be able to receive student loan repayment for serving in underserved schools.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd District, Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the bipartisan More Nurses in Rural Schools Act, H.R.10694, during the 2025-2026 congressional term.

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The bill would provide access to student loan repayment for eligible nurses working in schools in health care deserts by opening up the existing National Health Services Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSLRP) to part- and full-time registered nurses committed to serving schools in health professional shortage areas (HPSA).

Gluesenkamp Perez's press release says her bill would open an existing federal loan repayment program to eligible part- and full-time registered school nurses serving schools in health professional shortage areas.

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Legislation to Bring More Nurses to Public Schools
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"part- and full-time registered nurses committed to serving schools in health professional shortage areas (HPSA)."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House press release says Perez introduced H.R. 10694, the More Nurses in Rural Schools Act, matching the school-nurse NHSC loan repayment proposal and counting this as concrete legislative effort.

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Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Legislation to Bring More Nurses to Public Schools
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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"Lastest Action October 1, 2026 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House legislative listing shows H.R. 10694 had only been referred to committee, with no enactment or passage shown as of the lookback window, so the commitment remains unresolved despite effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

live.house.gov, U.S. House of Representatives
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