US Congress House Bill 5501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-06-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-06-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5501/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5501/BILLS-114hr5501ih.pdf