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S. 10 118th Congress Senate

VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2023 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 16, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 16, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023

This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel matters and the training, recruitment, and retention of VA health care employees.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • expand various staff training efforts and programs;
  • comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail;
  • prescribe a system of pay for individuals appointed as directors of medical centers and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks; and
  • establish a consolidated annual leave account for certain VA employees with restored leave during 2020, 2021, and 2022.

The bill also

  • authorizes the VA to waive pay limitations for employees of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) who are performing mission critical work;
  • increases the maximum amount of incentive pay for pharmacist executives;
  • modifies the special pay authority for nurse executives and the administration of pay for VA physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists;
  • authorizes a waiver of certain licensure requirements for psychologists and mental health counselors in certain circumstances;
  • requires the Inspector General of the VA to study and report on the use of direct hire authority, the contributions made by the use of such authority, and any vulnerabilities or inconsistencies with respect to the use of such authority;
  • includes VA police officers as law enforcement officers for purposes of the federal retirement system; and
  • requires the Government Accountability Office to report on human resources modernization conducted by the VHA.
 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 9, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 1, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 18, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 9, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 1, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 6, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 15, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 31, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 23, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 10: VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-10/
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"S. 10: VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-10/.
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S. 10, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-10/.
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