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S 553 113th Congress Senate

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: March 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care coverage and accessIncome tax exclusionMedical educationStudent aid and college costsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 13, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 13, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1789-1791)
Mar 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any other state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1125 Identical bill Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 28, 2014
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 13, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 13, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 13, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 13, 2013
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 13, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 13, 2013
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 13, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 13, 2013
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 553: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-553/
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"S. 553: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-553/.
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S. 553, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-553/.
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