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S 3417 115th Congress Senate 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 Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act

Introduced: September 6, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 6, 2018
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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 also implement a uniform credentialing process for certain health care employees of the Veterans Health Administration and advanced practice registered nurses.

What's happening now September 6, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6539 Related bill Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 4, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 6, 2018
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 6, 2018
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 6, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3417: Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3417/
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