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HR 2787 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education Medical education Veterans' medical care

VET MD Act

Introduced: June 6, 2017 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 24, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7132)
Jul 24, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7132)
Jul 24, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2787.
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7132-7133)
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 24, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 670.
Jul 24, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-867.
Jul 12, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 12, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 2018
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 27, 2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program at a minimum of five VA medical centers to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience.

The VA shall ensure that such program:

  • increases the awareness, knowledge, and empathy of future medical professionals toward the medical conditions common to veterans;
  • increases the diversity of the recruitment pool of future VA physicians;
  • provides a diverse clinical observation experience commensurate with the standard expectations for medical school applications; and
  • expands clinical observation opportunities for all students by encouraging students of all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine.

The VA shall select undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited science or medical program of study to participate in the program, with priority to students who resided in a health professional shortage area and who are the first in their immediate family to attend an undergraduate institution.

What's happening now July 25, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2787: Vet HP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2787/
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H.R. 2787, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2787/.
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