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HR 1125 United States House · 117th Congress

To amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the veterans healing veterans medical access and scholarship program to include more students and schools.

Summary
This bill expands the Department of Veterans Affairs medical education pilot program, which currently provides funding for the medical education of two eligible veterans at each of the nine covered medical schools. The bill adds five schools to the list of covered medical schools, increasing the number of veterans covered from 18 to 28.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands higher education access for veterans via increased medical school scholarships, directly aligning with 'expands educational access' indicator.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands VA medical education funding to train more veterans as healthcare providers, directly increasing healthcare workforce capacity and access to services.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands VA medical education program, increasing veteran coverage from 18 to 28 by adding five schools, directly funding veteran healthcare education access.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Last action Mar 22, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Jenniffer González-Colón
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
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At-Large