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HR 7902 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Mental health Veterans' medical care

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2020

Introduced: July 31, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.

What's happening now October 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2020
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 31, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7902: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7902/
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"H.R. 7902: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7902/.
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H.R. 7902, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7902/.
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