Bipartisan bill would expand veterinary services nationwide
New legislation addressing the nation’s veterinary services needs is under consideration in the House of Representatives.
The AVMA played a key role in crafting the Veterinarian Services Investment Act (H.R. 3519), which was introduced July 31 by Republican Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Democrat Leonard Boswell of Iowa and had 17 co-sponsors as of mid-August.
The bipartisan VSIA would establish a grant program designed to relieve veterinary shortages while supporting a broad range of veterinary services, including veterinarian and veterinary technician recruitment and retention, and continuing education programs. The grant amount will be determined by Congress.
The legislation is the latest federal effort to shore up a nationwide decline in important veterinary services, especially in the areas of food animal medicine and public health. The Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act (H.R. 2999), for example, would create a competitive, multimillion-dollar grant program for veterinary colleges and other institutions offering graduate training in veterinary public health.
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