# 115-hr-1506: VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017

115-hr-1506, VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1506
- Congress: 115
- Title: VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2017-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 This bill increases the annual and five-year caps on the amount of education debt reduction available to Veterans Health Administration health care professionals under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education debt reduction program. The VA may waive such caps for a participant working in a geographical area designated by the Department of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area with respect to such participant's specialty or assignment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5129: Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-1506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1506)

## Related
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- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4022)
- [115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3770)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1506 (as of 2025-11-18).