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S. 3820 117th Congress Senate

VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of pay for certain nurses and other medical positions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2022 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 10, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and Income Security Enhancement Act or the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act

This bill increases the maximum rate of basic pay for advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and registered nurses of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5575 Identical bill VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act
  • HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 10, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3820: VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3820/
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"S. 3820: VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3820/.
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S. 3820, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3820/.
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