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S. 1709: Veterinary Services Investment Act

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S. 1709: Veterinary Services Investment Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-09-24 · Animals · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterinary Services Investment Act

Plain summary

Veterinary Services Investment Act - Amends The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture carry out a grant program to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services and relieve veterinary shortage situations.

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Official text

Veterinary Services Investment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · 34 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1709, Veterinary Services Investment Act (2010-03-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 1709, Veterinary Services Investment Act (2010-03-02)

Cosponsors on this site

John Thune (R-SD), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Barrasso (R-WY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), James E. Risch (R-ID), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1709 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111