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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 27, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
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Total actions
3
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0
Committee
2
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
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