VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 17, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017
This bill increases the annual and five-year caps on the amount of education debt reduction available to Veterans Health Administration health care professionals under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education debt reduction program.
The VA may waive such caps for a participant working in a geographical area designated by the Department of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area with respect to such participant's specialty or assignment.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2017 to Apr 24, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 24, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
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