# 119-hr-6672: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025

119-hr-6672, Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6672
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Creates a federal loan-repayment program to recruit and retain mental health professionals in federally designated shortage areas.** The program would be run by the Health Resources and Services Administration and link annual loan payments to multi-year service commitments. - Mental health professionals: Eligible clinicians could receive annual loan payments equal to one-sixth of loan principal and interest for each year of obligated service, with a final payment covering the remaining balance and a maximum of six service years. - Shortage-area communities: The program aims to place more clinicians in areas the Secretary or section 332 designates as mental health professional shortage areas to expand local access to care. - Administration and rules: The program would cap total repayment per borrower, prevent duplicate federal forgiveness for the same service period, require periodic reports to Congress on participants and geographic distribution, and authorize $25 million per year for FY2026–FY2035 to carry out the program. *This would authorize $25 million per year for FY2026–FY2035, thereby increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Loan relief for mental health workers: benefit, high. If enacted, you could get federal student loans paid if you work full time as a mental health professional in a shortage area. The program would be run by HHS through HRSA. For each year you serve the program would pay one-sixth of eligible loan principal and interest, with the remainder paid after…
- Mental health worker eligibility and rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as a mental health professional and what counts as a shortage area. A qualifying job must be full time and primarily provide direct treatment or recovery support. You would need to work up to six years full time in a designated shortage area, with no mor…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6672 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6672)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6672 (as of 2026-10-02).