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HR 6134 116th Congress House Education Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

VET MED Act

Introduced: March 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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Veterinary Education and Training Minimizes Educational Debt Act or the VET MED Act

This bill allows veterinary students who are enrolled in postgraduate training programs or serving in internships or residencies to defer payment on their Federal Direct Loans for up to five years. Loan interest shall not accrue during such deferment.

What's happening now March 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 18, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 12, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6134: VET MED Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6134/
MLA
"H.R. 6134: VET MED Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6134/.
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H.R. 6134, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6134/.
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[H.R. 6134: VET MED Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6134/)
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