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HR 2540 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Mental health Veterans' medical care

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013

Introduced: July 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if: (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) such position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.

What's happening now July 12, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 9 Republican 2
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 11, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 24, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 25, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 2, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Oct 30, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 11, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 11, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2013
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 8, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Jun 28, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Jun 28, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jun 28, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 28, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 27, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 27, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 27, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· Jun 27, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jun 27, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2540: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2540/
MLA
"H.R. 2540: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2540/.
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H.R. 2540, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2540/.
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