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HR 6273 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health personnel Medical education Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care

VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016

This bill increases the annual and five-year caps on the amount of education debt reduction available to Veterans Health Administration health care professionals under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education debt reduction program.

The VA may waive such caps for a participant working in a geographical area designated by the Department of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area with respect to such participant's specialty or assignment.

What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 16, 2016
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6273: VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6273/
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"H.R. 6273: VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6273/.
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