US Congress Senate Bill 95 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Automatically designates medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Program. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

Veterans Access to Care Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB6979 (Same As) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/95/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s95/BILLS-116s95is.pdf