Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6672 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6672 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Ms. Salinas (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ciscomani, and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SHORTAGE. Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended-- (1) by redesignating part G (42 U.S.C. 295j et seq.) as part H; and (2) by inserting after part F (42 U.S.C. 294n et seq.) the following: ``PART G--MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN WORKFORCE SHORTAGE ``SEC. 783. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall carry out a program under which-- ``(1) the Secretary enters into agreements with individuals to make payments in accordance with subsection (b) on the principal of and interest on any eligible loan; and ``(2) the individuals each agree to complete a period of service in a mental health professional shortage area. ``(b) Payments.--For each year o