US Congress House Bill 525 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 9 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-09 - Received in the Senate and 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 (Engrossed) [PDF]

Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a public health workforce grant program designed to increase the number of individuals in the public health workforce to include a health professions school or program of veterinary public health. Defines "veterinary public health" to include veterinarians engaged in one or more of the following areas to the extent such areas have an impact on human health: biodefense and emergency preparedness; emerging and reemerging infection diseases; environmental health; ecosystem health pre- and post-harvest food protection; regulatory medicine; diagnostic laboratory medicine; veterinary pathology; biomedical research; the practice of food animal medicine in rural areas; and government practice. Expands the public health workforce loan repayment program to make such veterinarians eligible for the program.

Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]

Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]

Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]

Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]

2011-03-08 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 280 N: 138 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-09	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-03-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-03-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 280 - 138 (Roll no. 164). (text: CR H1600)
2011-03-08	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1602-1603)
2011-03-08	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2011-03-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 525.
2011-03-08	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1600-1601)
2011-03-08	House	Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2011-03-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
2011-03-02	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-22.
2011-02-15	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-02-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-02-11	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2011-02-11	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/525/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr525/BILLS-112hr525ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr525/BILLS-112hr525eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr525/BILLS-112hr525rh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011164