S.4208 Cosponsored — A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Create a demonstration program to make loan repayments for eligible National Health Service Corps participants.
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HRSA's current NHSC page says the 2026 Students to Service application cycle is closed, award notifications were due by April 15, 2026, and eligible final-year health-professions students can receive loan repayment assistance for at least three years of NHSC-approved service.
The FY2026 HRSA guidance cites Public Health Service Act sections 338B and 331(i) as authority, says HRSA is accepting NHSC S2S applications, and states participants may receive up to $120,000 in loan repayment funding for three years of service in HPSAs.
Public Law 111-148 amended Public Health Service Act section 331(i) to permit half-time service waivers for Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program participants, including section 338B contracts with reduced award amounts; it also increased the section 338B annual loan repayment amount and funded the National Health Service Corps through the CHC Fund.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 165 on H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as passed 219-212 on March 21, 2010; Gary Peters of Michigan is listed voting Aye.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 3590 as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and records that on March 23, 2010 it became Public Law 111-148 after House and Senate passage.
HRSA's data dashboard page says its Bureau of Health Workforce dashboards include information on National Health Service Corps participants and program field strength, with data as of September 30, 2025.
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The promised NHSC loan repayment program was delivered through federal law during Peters's 2009-2011 House term. Public Law 111-148 included NHSC loan repayment and service-flexibility provisions, and Peters voted for H.R. 3590 before it became law on March 23, 2010. Current HRSA materials show the program remains operational, but the key delivery occurred in the same term.