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HR 4150 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Veterans' medical care

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

Introduced: December 1, 2015 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Dec 6, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7248)
Dec 6, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7248)
Dec 6, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4150.
Dec 6, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7248-7249)
Dec 6, 2016
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 14, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
Nov 14, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-811.
Sep 21, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 1, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the advanced written request of a covered physician, to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period.

For purpose of determining pay, such a physician shall be deemed to have a biweekly employment schedule of 80 hours.

A physician with an irregular work schedule must account for at least 2,080 employment hours (through work or use of leave or paid time off) in a calendar year.

What's happening now December 7, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 425 Related bill Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015
  • S 1450 Identical bill Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4150: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4150/
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"H.R. 4150: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4150/.
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