3.0.0 1506 2023-01-11T13:35:39Z 2023-01-11T13:35:39Z House HR 2017-03-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 42 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'ROURKE:H.R. 1506.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2053]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-04-17T14:25:18Z Referred to 2017-03-27T15:51:13Z Referred to 2017-03-10T14:02:45Z 2018-04-17 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-03-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2017-03-10 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2017-03-10 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-03-10 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-04-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health personnel Medical education Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-10 Introduced in House 2017-03-25T15:03:00Z 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.

]]> VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 Display Title VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of education debt reduction available for health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1506ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1506ih.xml 2018-04-17 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.