S. 1533
119th Congress
Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisHealth personnelPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' pensions and compensation
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 21, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
25
- MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
- LEIDOS, INC.
- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Veterans Employment & Training Service
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1533: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1533/
"S. 1533: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1533/.
S. 1533, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1533/.
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