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HR 4159 109th Congress House

Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetics Employees Standards Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish licensure requirements for employees and contractor personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs perform… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish licensure requirements for employees and contractor personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing orthotics services, pedorthics services, or prosthetics services in any State in which there is a State licensure requirement for persons performing those services in private practice.

Introduced: October 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Accreditation (Medical care)Federal employeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractors
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HealthLawLicensesMedical personnelProsthesisQuality of careState lawsVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 27, 2005
Introduced in House
Oct 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action November 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetics Employees Standards Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require that an individual may perform orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services for patients of the Department as an employee of the Department, or as an employee of a contractor of the Department, at a work site in which there is a state licensure requirement applicable to the performance of such services in private practice only if the individual is licensed in accordance with such state requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4159: Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetics Employees Standards Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4159/
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"H.R. 4159: Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetics Employees Standards Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4159/.
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