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- H.R.3974
H.R.3974: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016
About This Bill
- Introduced Nov. 5, 2015
- Latest Major Action Sept. 6, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Cosponsors
8 (7 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as VA physician assistants. The VA shall provide eligible individuals with program information about application...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 6, 2016 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.
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| Sept. 6, 2016 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-710.
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| May 18, 2016 |
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| May 18, 2016 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 29, 2016 |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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| April 29, 2016 |
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| April 20, 2016 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| Dec. 3, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Nov. 5, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Nov. 5, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.) |