# 119-hr-4681: SPARC Act

119-hr-4681, SPARC Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4681
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPARC Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Would create a federal loan repayment program to recruit specialty physicians and non-physician specialty providers to rural shortage areas.** The program would run two separate tracks for physicians and other specialty clinicians and require multi-year service in designated rural shortage areas.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding authority for rural specialist program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the government would be allowed to fund this program from fiscal year 2025 through 2034 as needed. Congress would still need to provide the actual money each year.
- Limits for non‑physician specialist awards: cost, medium. If enacted, no more than 15% of this program’s yearly funds could go to non‑physician specialists. If you are a non‑physician specialist and use this program, you could not also use other federal health‑care loan forgiveness for the same service.
- Loan relief for rural specialists: mixed, high. This bill would set up a loan repayment program for medical specialists who work in rural shortage areas. It would pay principal and interest on eligible federal loans at one-sixth per year for five years and pay the rest after year six, up to $250,000 total. You would need to serve full time for s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2509: COMPLETE Care Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4681 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4681)

## Related
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2509: COMPLETE Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2509)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4681 (as of 2026-07-19).