H.R. 6862

119 HR 6862 IH: Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session  H. R. 6862  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 18, 2025   Mr. Harder of California  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delay, until July 1, 2030, the termination of authority to award certain Federal Direct PLUS loans and the implementation of limits on certain loans for graduate and professional students enrolled at institutions with certain public health designations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act  .
2.
Terms and conditions of loans
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3)(C)—
(A)
by striking  Subject to  and inserting
(i)  In general.— Subject to ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
Delay of termination for graduate and professional students at covered institutions
(I)
In general
In the case of a graduate or professional student enrolled in a program of study at a covered institution, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting  July 1, 2030  for  July 1, 2026 .
(II)
Covered institution
For purposes of this clause, the term  covered institution  means an institution—
(aa)
that—
(AA)
is a health professions school (as defined in section 799B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295p ));
(BB)
offers a health professions program (as defined in section 799B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295p )); or
(CC)
offers a nursing program described in section 811 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296j ); and
(bb)
that is located within 100 miles of an area—
(AA)
that is designated as a health professional shortage area under section 332(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1) ); or
(BB)
that serves a medically underserved community (as defined in section 799B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295p )).
 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Delay of loan limits for graduate and professional students at covered institutions
In the case of a graduate or professional student enrolled in a program of study at a covered institution (as such term is defined in paragraph (3)(C)(ii)(II))—
(i)
subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting  July 1, 2030  for  July 1, 2026 ; and
(ii)
subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting  July 1, 2030  for  July 1, 2026 .
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