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Senate Bill 2356
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Stronger Medical Workforce for Veterans Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 30, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jan 30, 2018
Latest Action
Jan 30, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2356
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Democrat
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Democrat
Patty Murray
Washington
Democrat
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Stronger Medical Workforce for Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities.

The VA must commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility of providing individuals with tuition and loan repayment incentives to work at underserved facilities. The VA must also ensure that clinical staff working at Vet Centers (community-based counseling centers that provide veterans with post-deployment social and psychological services) are eligible to participate in the VA education debt reduction program.

The bill directs the VA and the Surgeon General to enter into a memorandum of understanding to assign at least 500 Public Health Service commissioned officers to the VA.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
January 30, 2018
Related Bills (1)
Dec 05, 2017
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2193
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (2)
01/30/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/30/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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