Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Summary

Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish medical residency programs, or ensure a sufficient number of residency positions in medical residency programs, at VA medical facilities that the Secretary determines: (1) are experiencing a shortage of physicians, and (2) are located in communities that are designated as a health professional shortage area. Requires the Secretary to determine the specialty of health care professionals that a location is experiencing a shortage of and allocate residency positions based on such determination. Directs the Secretary, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, to establish not fewer than 2,000 graduate medical education residency positions, giving priority to VA medical facilities that: (1) do not have medical residency programs, and (2) are located in communities that have a high concentration of veterans.

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Timeline

1. 23 June 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 June 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 June 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 July 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 June 2014 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 June 2014

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Sponsors

• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
• related to ← Veterans Affairs Health Workforce Enhancement Act of 2014