S 2787
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
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 role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 21, 2021
Introduced by:
Cassidy, Bill
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 20, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
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