S 863 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Veterans' medical care Wages and earnings

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: March 25, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 8, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-12.

Apr 8, 2019

Signed by President.

Apr 1, 2019

Presented to President.

Mar 28, 2019

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

Mar 28, 2019

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2900)

Mar 28, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H2900)

Mar 28, 2019

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2900)

Mar 28, 2019

Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

Mar 28, 2019

Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Mar 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 26, 2019

Received in the House.

Mar 26, 2019

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 25, 2019

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1942-1943; text: CR S1942-1943)

Mar 25, 2019

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1942-1943; text: CR S1942-1943)

Mar 25, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-12.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 863: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-863/

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