H.R. 2398

Summary

H.R. 2398, the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Adrian Smith (R) with 64 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2398 has 64 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2398 IH: Rural Veterinary Workforce Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2398  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Veterinary Workforce Act  .
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.

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Adrian Smith (R) sponsors H.R. 2398, and 64 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Adrian Smith

Rep. · R–NE-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

Nikki Budzinski

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Mike Carey

Rep. · R–OH-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Randy Feenstra

Rep. · R–IA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Michelle Fischbach

Rep. · R–MN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Chrissy Houlahan

Rep. · D–PA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Trent Kelly

Rep. · R–MS-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

John Larson

Rep. · D–CT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2398 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2398 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2398 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2398, as Identical bill.

S 1163Rural Veterinary Workforce ActMar 27, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 2398 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Rural Veterinary Workforce Act — Display Title
• Rural Veterinary Workforce Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2398 in 22 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Pharmacy, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2398 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2398’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska:H.R. 2398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the US Constitution[Page H1338]

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