Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S902-903)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any other state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Dec 6, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 13, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Dec 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S902-903)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S902 | Mike Crapo R-ID | Feb 10, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3095 | Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act | Related bill | Jul 16, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
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