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H.R. 5102: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

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H.R. 5102: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-27 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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

Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

Plain summary

Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to create a loan repayment program for individuals who complete a period of service in a substance use disorder treatment job in a mental health professional shortage area or a county where the drug overdose death rate is higher than the national average. The substance use disorder treatment job must be a full-time position where the primary intent and function is the direct care of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder. Individuals must enter into an agreement of service of up to six years with the Health Resources and Services Administration. The repayment program shall pay one-sixth of the principal and interest on any eligible loan for each year of service; the maximum total amount of repayment by the program is $250,000 per individual.

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Official text

Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 (2018-06-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Harold Rogers (R-KY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5102 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115