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HR 6350 97th Congress House

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982

Official title: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance recruitment and retention by the Veterans' Administration of nurses and certain other health-care pers… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance recruitment and retention by the Veterans' Administration of nurses and certain other health-care personnel, to improve the Veterans' Administration Health Professional Scholarship Program and certain aspects of other Veterans' Administration health-care programs, and to extend certain expiring Veterans' Administration health-care programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Federal-state relationsFlexible work hoursHealth facilitiesHospital personnelHospitalsMedical personnelMilitary dependentsNursesNursing homesPuerto RicoSalariesTerritories (U.S.)Veterans' hospitalsVeterans' medical careVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-251.
Sep 8, 1982
Signed by President.
Aug 27, 1982
Presented to President.
Aug 25, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Aug 20, 1982
Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate. By Voice Vote.
Aug 20, 1982
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate. By Voice Vote.
Aug 19, 1982
House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 19, 1982
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 21, 1982
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2385 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2385 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 1982
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2385.
Jun 17, 1982
Received in the Senate and held at the desk pending further disposition pursuant to the order of June 15, 1982.
Jun 15, 1982
Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 0 (Record Vote No: 144).
Jun 15, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 0 (Record Vote No: 144).
Jun 14, 1982
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Jun 14, 1982
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 17, 1982
Placed on Union Calendar No: 333.
May 17, 1982
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 97-543.
May 11, 1982
For Previous Action See H.R.5846.
May 11, 1982
For Previous Action See H.R.6286.
May 11, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-251.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that: (1) nurses employed at a Veterans Administration facility who work two regularly scheduled 12-hour tours of duty within a weekend shall be considered to have worked a full workweek and be paid as specified; or (2) such nurses who work on a tour of duty any part of which falls on a weekend may be paid additional pay (not to exceed 25 percent of the hourly rate).

Extends from September 30, 1982, to September 30, 1983, the authority of the Administrator to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans' Administration in the contiguous 48 States.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5846 Related bill A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authority for the provision of Veterans' Admin…
  • HR 6286 Related bill A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that Veter…
  • S 2385 Related bill Veterans Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 11, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6350: Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6350/
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"H.R. 6350: Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6350/.
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