US Congress House Bill 1271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act or the VET HP Act (Sec. 3) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program, located at a minimum of five VA medical centers, to provide a clinical observation experience to students who are enrolled at an institution of higher education that has referred them to the program. The VA shall give priority to students who (1) resided in a health professional shortage area, (2) are first-generation college students, (3) have been referred by minority-serving institutions, (4) are veterans, or (5) indicate an intention to specialize in an occupation with a health professional shortage.

Vet HP Act Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
2019-03-06	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2019-03-05	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-03-05	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2335)
2019-03-05	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1271.
2019-03-05	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2335-2337)
2019-03-05	House	Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-03-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB2569 (Related) 2019-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB7105 (Related) 2021-01-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-315.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1271/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1271/BILLS-116hr1271ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1271/BILLS-116hr1271eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1271/BILLS-116hr1271pcs.pdf