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H.R. 1367 (115th): To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 1367 improves the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ability to identify staffing shortages, recruit and retain high-quality employees, and quickly on-board new hires. Specifically, the legislation does the following:

Section 2: The section modifies the annual determination of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staffing shortages by including 5 clinical occupations and 5 non-clinical occupations within each VA medical center. The Committee believes this will allow for a more targeted identification of local staffing needs.

Section 3: This section establishes an Executive Management Program to allow eligible VHA and Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) employees the opportunity to take one-year fellowship positions in comparable private-sector entities and eligible private sector employees to take one year fellowship positions in comparable VHA or VBA sites. The Committee believes this program will foster and facilitate a …

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Brad Wenstrup

Sponsor. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2017
Length: 24 pages
Introduced
Mar 6, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

S. 114: VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 12, 2017. (compare text)
Cosponsors

4 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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History

Jun 16, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5526 (114th).
Mar 6, 2017
 
Introduced

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Mar 8, 2017
 
Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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Mar 10, 2017
 
Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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Mar 17, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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May 25, 2017
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

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Jul 24, 2017
 
Related Bill — Failed in the House Under Suspension

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Jul 28, 2017
 
Related Bill — Passed House

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Aug 1, 2017
 
Related Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

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Aug 12, 2017
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 114 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1367 (115th).

H.R. 1367 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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