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H.R. 1127

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1127, the Rural America Health Corps Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 7, 2025 by Rep. David Kustoff (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1127 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb1127/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1127 IH: Rural America Health Corps Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1127  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 7, 2025   Mr. Kustoff  (for himself and  Ms. Budzinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural America Health Corps Act  .
2.
National Health Service Corps rural provider loan repayment demonstration program
(a)
In general
(1)
Establishment
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the  Secretary ) shall establish a demonstration program to provide payments on the principal of and interest on any eligible loan for eligible individuals described in paragraph (2).
(2)
Eligible individuals
To be eligible for payments under the program under this section, an individual shall—
(A)
be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ), but not be participating in such Loan Repayment Program; and
(B)
agree to the requirements described in subsection (b)(1).
(b)
Procedure
(1)
Requirements
To be eligible to receive assistance under this section, an eligible individual shall—
(A)
comply with all rules and requirements described in section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ), except for the period of obligated service described in subsection (f)(1)(B)(iv) of such section and as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection; and
(B)
agree to a period of obligated service of 5 years of full-time employment in a health professional shortage area that is a rural area.
(2)
Payments
(A)
Service in a rural area
The Secretary shall pay—
(i)
for each year of obligated service by an individual pursuant to an agreement under this section,  1/5  of the principal of and interest on each eligible loan, as determined by the Secretary, which is outstanding on the date the individual began service pursuant to the agreement; and
(ii)
for completion of the fifth and final year of such service, the remainder of such principal and interest.
(B)
Maximum amount
The total amount of payments under this section to any individual shall not exceed $200,000.
(3)
Breach
(A)
Liquidated damages formula
The Secretary may establish a liquidated damages formula to be used in the event of a breach of an agreement entered into under this section.
(B)
Limitation
The failure by an individual to complete the full period of service obligated pursuant to such an agreement, taken alone, shall not constitute a breach of such agreement, so long as the individual completed in good faith the years of service for which payments were made to the individual under this section.
(4)
Applicability of loan repayment program provisions
Except as otherwise provided in this section, all provisions in subparts II and III of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) pertaining to the administration of, and other requirements with respect to, the Loan Repayment Program described in section 338B of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ) shall apply to the demonstration program under this section.
(c)
Designations
The demonstration program under this section, and any providers who are selected to participate in such program, shall not be considered by the Secretary in the designation of health professional shortage areas under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e ) during fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
(d)
Report
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates the demonstration program established under this section, including the effects of such program on health care access in rural areas.
(e)
Health professional shortage area
In this section, the term  health professional shortage area  has the meaning given such term in section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e ).
(f)
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. David Kustoff (R) sponsors H.R. 1127, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1127 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 7, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1127 has taken 2 actions since Feb 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1127 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1127.

Titles

H.R. 1127 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rural America Health Corps Act — Display Title
  • Rural America Health Corps Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1127 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Veterans, Defense, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE—Maryland15—
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE15—
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID BERGMAN115
JULIE CROCKETT115
LILLIAN ANDEMICAEL115
LUCA CELLUCCI115
SHEILA DUFFY115
TREY HINES115
ROBERTO ZULETA RODRIGUEZ114
CHARLENE MACDONALD111
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ111
GEOFFREY WERTH111
REBECCA HEILIG LIRA111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALSFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS2026 second_quarter$710K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2025 third_quarter$160K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2025 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2026 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1127 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1127’s is Health.

hr1127/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1127 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Student aid and college costs.

hr1127/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHigher educationMedical educationRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costs

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1127, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KUSTOFF:H.R. 1127.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and ProperClause. Congress shall have the power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitutionin the Government of the United States, or in any Departmentof Officer thereof.[Page H585]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com