H.R. 3933: Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017
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H.R. 3933: Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 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
Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017
Plain summary
Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and submit to Congress an annual report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain Veterans Health Administration nurses. Such report shall include details regarding: (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each VA medical facility, (2) VA resources provided for such efforts, and (3) recommendations for appropriate legislation. The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 is amended to restore the annual Educational Assistance Program reporting requirement.
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Official text
Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3933.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115