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S.426: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 16, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 11, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 16, 2017
Bill Summary
Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 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 in exchange for recipients agreeing to be employed as physician assistants for the Veterans Health...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 11, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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| July 11, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
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| Feb. 16, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Feb. 16, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jon Tester (D-Mont.) |