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HR 4134 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Licensing and registrations Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Nursing Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act

Introduced: November 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 30, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 30, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a Docs-to-Doctors Program to recruit individuals separating from the Armed Forces who served in a health care capacity in the Armed Forces.

The VA shall: (1) implement a uniform credentialing process for certain health care employees of the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as consistent with their education, training, and certification.

What's happening now December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2279 Identical bill Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4134: Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4134/
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