HR 5501 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

Introduced 2016-06-16· Sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2016-06-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.…

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Cosponsors (9)

6 Democrats3 Republicans