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S. 2175 114th Congress Senate

Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Oct 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 8, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act

This bill includes podiatrists within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) definition of physician, and increases their pay grade to match other VA physician compensation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3016 Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 8, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 15, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 27, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2016
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 12, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 6, 2016
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 28, 2016
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2175: Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Equity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2175/
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