# 119-s-632: IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025

119-s-632, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-632
- Congress: 119
- Title: IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Allows half-time clinical practice to satisfy Indian Health Service scholarship and loan-repayment service obligations.** - Indian Health Professions Scholarship recipients could fulfill required service either by full-time practice or by half-time practice if they agree in writing to double the period of obligated service. - Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program participants would get three alternative structures: a minimum 2-year full-time option, a 4-year or longer half-time option that equals the full-time obligation, or a 2-year half-time option paid at 50 percent of full-time repayment. - Private practice can qualify only if the Secretary determines it serves health professional shortage areas and Indian health needs. If someone fails to begin or complete a half-time period the bill converts that time to its full-time equivalent to determine breach-of-contract damages.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New service options for Indian Health students: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would let Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients meet service obligations in new ways. Scholarship recipients could serve full-time for IHS, tribal contract programs, Title V programs, or in approved private practices in shortage areas. They could instead serve…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act

## Sources
- [119-s-632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/632)

## Related
- [119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2022)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-632 (as of 2025-12-21).