# 115-hr-5102: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

115-hr-5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5102
- Congress: 115
- Title: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2018-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2018-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2018-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5102 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5102)

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