U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10694: More Nurses in Rural Schools Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility for nurses working in an elementary or secondary school within a health professional shortage area to participate in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility for nurses working in an elementary or secondary school within a health professional shortage area to participate in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility for nurses working in an elementary or secondary school within a health professional shortage area to participate in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the More Nurses in Rural Schools Act . SECTION 2. Eligibility of certain school nurses to participate in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l-1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Eligibility of certain school nurses (1) Special rule Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may permit an individual to meet the requirement of subsection (f)(1)(A)(iv), relating to a period of obligated service, by agreeing to serve for a time period equal to 2 years, or such longer period as the individual may agree, as a school nurse in an elementary or secondary school located within a health professional shortage area (designated under section 332). (2) Part-time service (A) In general In the case of an individual described in paragraph (1) who agrees to serve in a position as a school nurse on less than a full-year basis or less than a full-time basis (or both), the Secretary …
Sponsors
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, HD-WA-3) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10694?
- HB10694 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): More Nurses in Rural Schools Act.
- What does HB10694 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide eligibility for nurses working in an elementary or secondary school within a health professional shortage area to participate in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10694?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10694?
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, HD-WA-3), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10694?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10694
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