HR 2447 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

Latest action · Apr 12, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 12, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2021 to Oct 31, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalApr 12, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalApr 12, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalApr 12, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 26, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaApr 26, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceApr 26, 2021
D-WIMark PocanApr 26, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchApr 26, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisApr 26, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMay 19, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeMay 19, 2021
D-NVDina TitusMay 19, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderMay 19, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceMay 19, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsMay 19, 2021
D-CATed LieuMay 19, 2021
D-NHChris PappasJun 4, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyJun 4, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerJun 4, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigJun 17, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanJun 17, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryJun 17, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornJun 17, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 17, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJun 17, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 1, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanJul 1, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJul 1, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiJul 1, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 1, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraJul 1, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserJul 29, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsAug 24, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellAug 24, 2021
D-CAJim CostaSep 10, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeSep 21, 2021
R-OKTom ColeSep 21, 2021
R-TXTony GonzalesSep 24, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOct 8, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOct 8, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOct 8, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOct 8, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 20, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiFeb 25, 2022
R-WADan NewhouseMar 2, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresMar 2, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraMar 3, 2022
D-PADwight EvansMar 3, 2022
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonMar 15, 2022
R-MOJason SmithMar 18, 2022
D-NYAntonio DelgadoMar 29, 2022
R-OKMarkwayne MullinMar 29, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMay 11, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 16, 2022
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMay 19, 2022
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMay 19, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanJun 8, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 8, 2022
R-MNMichelle FischbachJun 9, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 15, 2022
D-MEJared F. GoldenJun 15, 2022
R-NCDavid RouzerJul 19, 2022
R-TXRonny JacksonJul 20, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonJul 20, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleAug 23, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturOct 31, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 12, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 12, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 62, April 12, 2021, page H1727.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2215Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement ActIdentical billJun 24, 2021
HR 2746Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement ActReintroduction ofMay 15, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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 programs.
Short Title(s) 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.

  1. Apr 12, 2021Introduced in House

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