3.0.0 2569 2022-11-01T13:49:47Z 2022-11-01T13:49:47Z Senate S 2019-09-26 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-09-26T20:00:06Z Vet HP Act 116 1271 HR 2019-03-07 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31. Related bill CRS 2019-09-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-09-26 True Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education Medical education Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-21T20:01:10Z Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow's Health Professionals Act or the VET HP Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program, located at a minimum of five VA medical centers, to provide a clinical observation experience to students who are enrolled at an institution of higher education that has referred them to the program.

The VA shall give priority to students who (1) resided in a health professional shortage area, (2) are first-generation college students, (3) have been referred by minority-serving institutions, (4) are veterans, or (5) indicate an intention to specialize in an occupation with a health professional shortage.

]]> Vet HP Act Display Title Vet HP Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Vet HP Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2569is/xml/BILLS-116s2569is.xml 2019-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.