HR 1058 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Veterans' medical care

VA Provider Equity Act

Introduced: February 14, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 25, 2017

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

Jul 24, 2017

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 24, 2017

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Jul 24, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 24, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6171)

Jul 24, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6171)

Jul 24, 2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6198)

Jul 24, 2017

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Jul 24, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058.

Jul 24, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6171-6172)

Jul 19, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 19, 2017

Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

Jul 19, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 14, 2017

Introduced in House

Feb 14, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Provider Equity Act

(Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.

(Sec. 3) The bill revises the extension date from September 30, 2027, to September 30, 2026, for the $90 per month limit on a VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

What's happening now July 25, 2017

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

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