S 632 · introduced · major

IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025

What this bill does

Allows Indian Health Service scholarship and loan repayment program participants to complete their service obligations through part-time clinical work.
Affects healthcare professionals who received IHS scholarships or participated in the IHS loan repayment program.
No specified cost or timeline; changes existing service obligation requirements to allow half-time instead of full-time practice.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would allowing part-time service obligations affect the availability of healthcare providers in rural and remote Indian communities that currently depend on full-time IHS staff?
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What evidence suggests that part-time options would increase participation in IHS scholarship and loan repayment programs compared to current full-time requirements?
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Should IHS adjust compensation or extend service timelines for part-time participants to ensure the same total clinical hours are delivered to underserved tribal communities?

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Sponsor · D-NV

Catherine Cortez Masto

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Introduced 2025-05-12

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Legislative timeline

2025-05-12 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.
2025-05-12 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-21.
2025-05-12 · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-21.
2025-03-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-19 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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