S. 632 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 19, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows part-time work to repay health scholarships
The Indian Health Service offers scholarships and loan repayment programs to help people become doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers. This bill would let recipients of those scholarships or loan repayment help fulfill their required service obligation by working half-time in clinical practice, instead of only being able to work full-time.
How it affects you
If you received an Indian Health Service scholarship or participated in their loan repayment program, you'd have more flexibility in how you work off your service obligation. You could work part-time in a clinical role while potentially pursuing other work or activities during the other half of your time.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 19, 2025)
IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025
This bill allows recipients of Indian Health Professions Scholarships or participants in the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program to fulfill their service obligations through half-time clinical practice.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 632
A BILL
IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Introduced Feb 19, 2025 · Native Americans · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 12, 2025: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.