3.0.0 2099 2022-11-01T19:02:19Z 2022-11-01T19:02:19Z House HR 2019-04-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 59 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS:H.R. 2099.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3101]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-26T13:50:00Z Referred to 2019-04-04T13:03:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-17T14:50:32Z Referred to 2019-04-04T13:03:25Z 2019-04-26 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2019-04-17 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-04-04 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-04-04 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-04-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E410) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2019-04-04 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-04-04 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-04-04 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2019-04-04 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2019-04-04 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-04-04 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2019-04-04 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-04-04 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2019-04-04 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-04-04 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-04-04 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-05-08 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-06-12 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-06-12 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2019-06-12 False Animals Animal and plant health Education programs funding Endangered and threatened species Health personnel Medical education Medical research Student aid and college costs Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2019-04-04 Introduced in House 2021-01-04T17:42:36Z Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act

This bill provides grants for veterinarian positions at wildlife or veterinary institutions and provides incentives for students to enroll in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine programs.

Specifically, this bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for such veterinarians.

Interior must establish a program that pays the student loans of graduates and students of institutions that provide doctoral degrees in veterinary medicine or graduate degrees in veterinary medicine. Interior must also establish a program that awards scholarships to students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. In exchange for the loan payment or scholarship, students must agree to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.

In addition, Interior must also (1) establish a pilot program to award grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine, and (2) award grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand training programs that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.

]]> Wildlife VET Act Display Title Wildlife VET Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildlife VET Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2099ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2099ih.xml 2019-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. 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.