H.R. 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008
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H.R. 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2007-06-06 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-06-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008
Plain summary
Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a hospital residency loan program that provides loans to eligible public or nonprofit hospitals to establish a residency training program. Requires that such program be an allopathic or osteopathic physician residency training program in the fields of family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics or gynecology, behavioral or mental health, or pediatrics. Requires the Administrator to give preference to hospitals in a rural area. Sets forth terms for repayment of loans under this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from charging or collecting interest on such loans. Requires the Administrator to establish penalties for hospitals that violate provisions of this Act. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-2014. Prohibits any loan from being made under this Act after December 31, 2013.
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Official text
Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 23 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2583, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 (2008-09-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2583, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 (2008-09-23)
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Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr2583.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr2583 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110