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HR 2999 111th Congress House

Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health.

Introduced: April 20, 2010 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Animals Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structure
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Food supply, safety, and labelingHomeland securityInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 30, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 30, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/28/2010 H7178)
Sep 30, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/28/2010 H7178)
Sep 30, 2010
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7379)
Sep 28, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2999.
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 28, 2010
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
Sep 28, 2010
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 28, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7178)
Sep 28, 2010
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-634.
Sep 23, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Sep 16, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a public health workforce grant program designed to increase the number of individuals in the public health workforce to include a health professions school or program of veterinary public health. Defines "veterinary public health" to include veterinarians engaged in one or more of the following areas to the extent such areas have an impact on human health: biodefense and emergency preparedness; emerging and reemerging infection diseases; environmental health; ecosystem health pre- and post-harvest food protection; regulatory medicine; diagnostic laboratory medicine; veterinary pathology; biomedical research; the practice of food animal medicine in rural areas; and government practice.

Expands the public health workforce loan repayment program to make such veterinarians eligible for the program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 1
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 14, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 10, 2010
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2010
Markey, Betsy
· Feb 4, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 12, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 3, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 27, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 24, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Jul 7, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2999: Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2999/
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"H.R. 2999: Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2999/.
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