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VACANT Act

Introduced: January 24, 2023 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail.

Not later than 90 days after detailing a director of a VA medical center to a different position within the VA, the VA must notify Congress with specified information about the detail (e.g., the location of the detail). Additionally, the VA must appoint an individual as acting director not later than 120 days after detailing a director to a different position.

The VA must regularly update Congress regarding the status of the detail.

Generally, not later than 180 days after detailing a director to a different position, the VA must return the individual to the position as director or reassign the individual from the position and begin the process of hiring a new director. This requirement may be waived for a limited amount of time, but the VA must submit to Congress a justification for the waiver.

What's happening now January 24, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 141 Related bill Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
  • S 10 Related bill VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023
  • S 2745 Related bill Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023
  • HR 8371 Related bill Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
  • HR 693 Identical bill VACANT Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 55: VACANT Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-55/
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"S. 55: VACANT Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-55/.
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S. 55, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-55/.
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[S. 55: VACANT Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-55/)
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