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Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009

Introduced: April 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service; and (2) degree and license requirements for appointment to a physical therapist position.

Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric, Amputee, Polytrauma, and Rehabilitation Research Fellowships Program to assist in the recruitment of qualified physical therapists for VHA positions specializing in the areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research.

What's happening now October 1, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2010
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 14, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Jun 23, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 11, 2010
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 4, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 29, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Apr 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1036: Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1036/
MLA
"H.R. 1036: Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1036/.
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H.R. 1036, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1036/.
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