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Rural Veterinary Workforce Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain veterinary student loan repayment and forgiveness assistance from taxable income. The exclusion applies to veterinarians who participate in loan repayment or forgiveness programs intended to increase access to veterinary services in their state, including programs under the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act. Veterinarians receiving such assistance would not have to report it as income on their tax returns. The provision applies to loan repayment amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
61 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Feenstra, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Carey, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Finstad, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Veterinary Workforce Act”.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN VETERINARY STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT OR FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.—Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking “or” after “such Act,”;
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State.”; and
(3) by striking “state” in the heading and inserting “other”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. <all>
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