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HR 5247 118th 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 2023

Introduced: August 22, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sep 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023

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 March 21, 2024

Subcommittee Hearings Held

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16 Republican 2
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Nov 13, 2024
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 3, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 3, 2024
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 3, 2024
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Aug 6, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 9, 2024
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 15, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · May 6, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2024
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2024
Trone, David
· Apr 10, 2024
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 22, 2024
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Sep 13, 2023
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Aug 22, 2023
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 22, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 22, 2023
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Aug 22, 2023
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Aug 22, 2023
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 22, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5247: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5247/
MLA
"H.R. 5247: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5247/.
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H.R. 5247, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5247/.
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