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SPARC Act

USA117th CongressS-4330| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Jacky Rosen

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must carry out such a program for certain specialty medicine physicians who provide care in rural communities with shortages of such physicians. Physicians must agree to a period of obligated service and, for each year of such service, HRSA must pay one-sixth of the principal payment and interest on eligible loans up to a maximum cap of $250,000. Additionally, HRSA may carry out a similar loan repayment program for nonphysician specialty health care providers.
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Timeline
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

SPARC Act

USA117th CongressS-4330| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2022
Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act or the SPARC Act This bill establishes student loan repayment programs to support the provision of specialty medical care in rural areas. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must carry out such a program for certain specialty medicine physicians who provide care in rural communities with shortages of such physicians. Physicians must agree to a period of obligated service and, for each year of such service, HRSA must pay one-sixth of the principal payment and interest on eligible loans up to a maximum cap of $250,000. Additionally, HRSA may carry out a similar loan repayment program for nonphysician specialty health care providers.
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Timeline
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jacky Rosen

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted