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S. 1450 114th Congress Senate

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.
May 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 16, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a physician or physician assistant appointed in the VA on a full-time basis to more or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period provided the employee's total hours of employment in a calendar year do not exceed 2,080.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4150 Identical bill Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act
  • S 2921 Veterans First Act
  • S 425 Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1450: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1450/
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"S. 1450: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1450/.
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S. 1450, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1450/.
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