S 845
113th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Apr 25, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Extends through 2019 (under current law, 2014) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professionals educational assistance program.
Repeals the current $60,000 per-individual limit on education debt reduction payments made by the VA with respect to certain employees providing direct-patient care services or services incident thereto.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 845: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-845/
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