H.R. 6339: Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010
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H.R. 6339: Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010
Plain summary
Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to examine methods of enabling individuals with military medical or health professional work experience to build on such skills by entering into the physician assistant workforce. Outlines study requirements. Requires: (1) the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education with accredited physician assistant programs to carry out demonstration projects under the program; and (2) such institutions to give priority to individuals who serve or have served in the Armed Forces as a paramedic or other similar medical support position.
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Official text
Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · 1 cosponsors
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John Boozman (R-AR)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6339.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6339 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111