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HR 8100 117th 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 2022

Introduced: June 16, 2022 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
Jun 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022

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 June 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 12, 2022
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2022
McKinley, David
· Jun 16, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 16, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 16, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8100: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8100/
MLA
"H.R. 8100: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8100/.
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H.R. 8100, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8100/.
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