HR 1506 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-03-10· 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: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2018-04-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 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.…

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Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican