Provide student loan repayment assistance to healthcare professionals who work in rural or underserved areas.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Rural America Health Corps Act?
The Rural America Health Corps Act is currently stalled in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as of February 6, 2025, and in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of March 24, 2026. Members of these committees must hold a vote to move the legislation forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee hearing. Historical data shows that committee inaction is the most common reason these proposals fail to become law.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Rural America Health Corps Act (H.R. 1127 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since February 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1711 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1711 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 940 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 940 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
David Kustoff (R-TN)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
