This bill changes one line in the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorized years for the public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program. It replaces the phrase "fiscal years 2023 through 2025" with "fiscal years 2027 through 2031." The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2026, by Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins, with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar listed as sponsors, and was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
If you are an eligible member of the public health or bio-preparedness workforce, this bill would keep the loan repayment program authorized for fiscal years 2027–2031. If you are not in that workforce, the bill makes no other changes in the text provided.
The bill text does not set or describe specific funding amounts or budget offsets. No publicly available information.
Sponsors listed in the bill text are Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins, with Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar as additional sponsors. The bill text contains no additional statements of purpose, findings, or arguments.
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