H.R. 2398: Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-27 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

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Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · 65 cosponsors

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John B. Larson (D-CT), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Carey (R-OH), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Josh Riley (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Pablo José Hernández (D-PR), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), James R. Baird (R-IN), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Adam Gray (D-CA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Tony Wied (R-WI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Ami Bera (D-CA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Mark Alford (R-MO), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX) and 5 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr2398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills