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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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