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HR 543 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Adult education and literacy Department of Veterans Affairs Health personnel Medical education

VA CPE Modernization Act

Introduced: February 15, 2024 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act or the VA CPE Modernization Act

This bill modifies the program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburses certain full-time health care professionals for continuing professional education expenses.

Under current law, only board-certified physicians and dentists are eligible for such reimbursement. The bill expands the program to require reimbursement for various specified full-time health care professionals (e.g., registered nurses) and increases the amount available for a physician or dentist. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that an individual be board-certified to receive reimbursement.

The VA may adjust the amount of the reimbursement, so long as the adjustment does not result in a reimbursement of less than $2,000 per year for each specified position.

What's happening now February 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Apr 12, 2024
Allred, Colin
· Feb 28, 2024
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Feb 28, 2024
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 15, 2024
Trone, David
· Feb 15, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 543: VA CPE Modernization Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-543/
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"H.R. 543: VA CPE Modernization Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-543/.
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H.R. 543, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-543/.
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