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Wildlife VET Act

USA116th CongressHR-2099| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2019
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act This bill provides grants for veterinarian positions at wildlife or veterinary institutions and provides incentives for students to enroll in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine programs. Specifically, this bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for such veterinarians. Interior must establish a program that pays the student loans of graduates and students of institutions that provide doctoral degrees in veterinary medicine or graduate degrees in veterinary medicine. Interior must also establish a program that awards scholarships to students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. In exchange for the loan payment or scholarship, students must agree to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian. In addition, Interior must also (1) establish a pilot program to award grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine, and (2) award grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand training programs that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 4, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E410)
Apr 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 4, 2019
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E410)


  • April 17, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • April 26, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Animals

Animal and plant healthEducation programs fundingEndangered and threatened speciesHealth personnelMedical educationMedical researchStudent aid and college costsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Wildlife VET Act

USA116th CongressHR-2099| House 
| Updated: 4/26/2019
Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act This bill provides grants for veterinarian positions at wildlife or veterinary institutions and provides incentives for students to enroll in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine programs. Specifically, this bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for such veterinarians. Interior must establish a program that pays the student loans of graduates and students of institutions that provide doctoral degrees in veterinary medicine or graduate degrees in veterinary medicine. Interior must also establish a program that awards scholarships to students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. In exchange for the loan payment or scholarship, students must agree to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian. In addition, Interior must also (1) establish a pilot program to award grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine, and (2) award grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand training programs that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 4, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E410)
Apr 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 4, 2019
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E410)


  • April 17, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • April 26, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal and plant healthEducation programs fundingEndangered and threatened speciesHealth personnelMedical educationMedical researchStudent aid and college costsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection