Stronger Medical Workforce for Veterans Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stronger Medical Workforce for Veterans Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities.
The VA must commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility of providing individuals with tuition and loan repayment incentives to work at underserved facilities. The VA must also ensure that clinical staff working at Vet Centers (community-based counseling centers that provide veterans with post-deployment social and psychological services) are eligible to participate in the VA education debt reduction program.
The bill directs the VA and the Surgeon General to enter into a memorandum of understanding to assign at least 500 Public Health Service commissioned officers to the VA.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2018 to May 16, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 30, 2018 |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jan 30, 2018 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 30, 2018 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 16, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2193 | Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2018Introduced in Senate
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