Veterinarian Services Investment Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services.
Requires a qualifying entity to carry out programs that: (1) relieve veterinarian shortage situations; (2) support private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities; or (3) support practices of veterinarians who are participating in or have successfully completed a specified service requirement.
Sets forth grant preference provisions.
Makes such grants available for: (1) assistance for establishing or expanding veterinary practices or establishing mobile veterinary facilities; (2) veterinarian, technician, and student recruitment; (3) grants to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine; (4) grants to establish or expand accredited education, internship, residency, and fellowship programs; (5) grants to assess veterinarian shortage situations; and (6) grants for continuing education and extension, including tele-veterinary medicine and other distance-based education.
Prohibits the use of grant funds for construction.
Subjects grants for establishing or expanding veterinary practices to: (1) an agreement between the Secretary and the recipient that includes a required term of service; and (2) remedies for breach of agreement, including repayment or partial repayment of grant funds.
Defines "qualified entity" as a: (1) for-profit or nonprofit entity in the United States that operates a rural veterinary clinic in response to a veterinarian shortage situation; (2) state, national, allied, or regional veterinary organization or specialty board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (3) college or school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (4) university research foundation or veterinary medical foundation; (5) department of veterinary science or department of comparative medicine accredited by the Department of Education; (6) state agricultural experiment station; or (7) state, local, or tribal government agency.
Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY2012.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Jun 22, 2010; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Oct 23, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 12, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | May 18, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 9, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Jun 22, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2009Markup Jul 28, 2010 |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2010 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 15, 2010Mr. Boswell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6707-6709)
- Sep 15, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3519.
- Sep 15, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6707-6708)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8045 | David Scott D-GA | Dec 7, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6707–H6709Text printed H6707 | Adrian Smith R-NE, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Leonard L. Boswell D-IA | Sep 15, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9917 | Adrian Smith R-NE | Sep 24, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 4, 2010H.R. 3519, Veterinary Services Investment Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 28, 2010</p>
- Aug 4, 2010H.R. 3519, Veterinary Services Investment ActCost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 28, 2010
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1709 | Veterinary Services Investment Act | Related bill | Sep 24, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterinarian Services Investment Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterinarian Services Investment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 15, 2010Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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