Vet HP Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
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 14, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act or the VET HP Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program, located at a minimum of five VA medical centers, to provide a clinical observation experience to students who are enrolled at an institution of higher education that has referred them to the program.
The VA shall give priority to students who (1) resided in a health professional shortage area, (2) are first-generation college students, (3) have been referred by minority-serving institutions, (4) are veterans, or (5) indicate an intention to specialize in an occupation with a health professional shortage.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Mar 5, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Mar 5, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
- Mar 6, 2019Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Mar 5, 2019Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 5, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2335-2337)
- Mar 5, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1271.
- Mar 5, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2335)
- Mar 5, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1717 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 7, 2019 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E253, S1712 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Steve Watkins R-KS | Mar 6, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2335–H2337Text printed H2335 | David P. Roe R-TN, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Mark Takano D-CA | Mar 5, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2034.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2569 | Vet HP Act | Related bill | Sep 26, 2019 |
| HR 7105 | Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 5, 2021 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals Act
- Vet HP Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals Act
- Vet HP Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals Act
- Vet HP Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
- Mar 5, 2019Engrossed in House
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
