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H.R. 4445
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 4445, the Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Jason Crow (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Record
Text
H.R. 4445 has 12 co-sponsors.
hb4445/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 4445 IH: Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-07-16text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4445 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Mr. Crow (for himself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mrs. Trahan , and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILLTo amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2025 .2.Reauthorization of Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment ProgramSection 776(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295f–1(i) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2023 through 2025 and inserting fiscal years 2026 through 2030 .
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-07-16
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program.
Sponsors
Rep. Jason Crow (D) sponsors H.R. 4445, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–CO-6 · Sponsor
Introduced Jul 16, 2025

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–IA-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MA-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–DE-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 4, 2025

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 4, 2025

Rep. · R–IA-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 30, 2025

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 8, 2025

Rep. · D–WA-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 24, 2025

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 15, 2026
Committees
H.R. 4445 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.
Actions
H.R. 4445 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jul 16, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee |
Votes
H.R. 4445 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 4445 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Display Title
- Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a public health and bio-preparedness workforce loan repayment program. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
3 clients hired 4 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4445 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Education, Housing, Sports/Athletics.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | Medical association promoting public health and prevention of infectious diseases | Virginia | 2 | 9 | $200K |
| THE COOK GROUP INC. | — | Virginia | 1 | 2 | — |
| ASSN. OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS | — | Virginia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 1 | 5 | — |
| ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 1 | 4 | $200K |
| THE COOK GROUP INC. | 1 | 2 | — |
| ASSN. OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA JEZEK | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| AMANDA WOODSON | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| LISA COX | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| BLAKE THELANDER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BYRON DORGAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DAN RENBERG | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JON BOUKER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| KELSEY GRISWOLD-BERGER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| OLIVER SPURGEON III | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PHILIP ENGLISH | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| STARSHINE CHUN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ALLISON GILES | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BRIAN COEN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ASHLEY PALMER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CATHERINE JONES | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CATHERINE MURPHY | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DANIEL SJOSTEDT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JEFFREY EKOMA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MARK MIODUSKI | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2025 third_quarter | $300K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2026 second_quarter | $290K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2025 second_quarter | $285K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE COOK GROUP INC. | THE COOK GROUP INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $200K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2026 first_quarter | $169K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| THE COOK GROUP INC. | THE COOK GROUP INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $120K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $68K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 2026 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 2026 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 2025 fourth_quarter | $50K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| ASSN. OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS | ASSN. OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS | 2025 third_quarter | $46.5K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4445 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4445’s is Health.
hr4445/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com