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- H.R.3557
H.R.3557: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of health care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving the Department of Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program.
About This Bill
- Introduced July 28, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 28, 2017
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 28, 2017
Bill Summary
This bill makes a Veterans Health Administration employee who provides patient care services in a position for which recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult eligible for undergraduate and graduate education loan reduction under the Education Debt Reduction Program. (Currently, such loan reduction is available only for a course or training leading to a degree that qualifies the individual for a patient care services...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 28, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 28, 2017 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| July 28, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Greg Walden (R-Ore.) |