# 114-hr-2673: Retain Act

114-hr-2673, Retain Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2673
- Congress: 114
- Title: Retain Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Retain Act This bill expands the eligibility of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to participate in the education debt reduction program. The VA must give participation priority to employees providing direct-patient care services or services incident to direct-patient care services for which recruitment or retention of qualified health-care personnel is difficult.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2672: Train Act
- 114-hr-2671: Recruit Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2674: Flexibility and Oversight Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2673 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2673)

## Related
- [114-hr-2672: Train Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2672)
- [114-hr-2671: Recruit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2671)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2674: Flexibility and Oversight Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2674)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2673 (as of 2025-11-18).