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HR 4314 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health facilities and institutions Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2019 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to appoint directors for Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

What's happening now September 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4314: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4314/
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"H.R. 4314: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4314/.
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H.R. 4314, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4314/.
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[H.R. 4314: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4314/)
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