VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
Latest action · May 24, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop and implement a plan to hire highly qualified directors for each VA medical center that lacks a permanent director, and (2) prioritize such hiring for the medical centers that have been without a permanent director for the longest periods. The plan shall include: (1) a hiring deadline; (2) identification of possible hiring impediments; and (3) identification of opportunities to promote and train candidates from within the VA for senior executive positions, including medical center directors.
(Sec. 4) The VA shall ensure that the director of each VA medical facility annually certifies that the facility is in full compliance with all provisions of law and regulations relating to scheduling appointments for veterans hospital care and medical services. The VA may not waive any applicable provision of such laws or regulations.
If unable to make such certification, the director shall provide the VA with an explanation of noncompliance and a description of compliance actions being taken. If a director does not make a certification for any year, each covered official may not receive specified awards or bonuses during the subsequent year. A covered official is the: (1) director, (2) chief of staff, (3) associate director, (4) associate director for patient care, and (5) deputy chief of staff.
(Sec. 5) The VA shall ensure that its directives and policies apply uniformly to each VA office or facility.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2015 to May 17, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | May 17, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 5, 2015Markup May 18, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 3, 2015Hearings Apr 20, 2016Markup Apr 29, 2016Reported Apr 29, 2016 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 24, 2016 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 23, 2016Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 23, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2918-2920)
- May 23, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3956.
- May 23, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2918-2919)
- May 23, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 23, 2016The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 18, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2016Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 29, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 29, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Apr 20, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2918–H2920Text printed H2918 | Corrine Brown D-FL, Jackie Walorski R-IN, Jeff Miller R-FL, Mike Bost R-IL | May 23, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 23, 2016H.R. 3956, VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 18, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 165, November 5, 2015, page H8153.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46484 | Understanding Federal Legislation: A Sectionby-Section Guide to Key Legal Considerations | Report | May 19, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1131 | VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 3, 2017 |
| HR 4977 | VA Scheduling Accountability Act | Related bill | Apr 29, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a plan to hire directors of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a plan to hire directors of the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2016Referred in Senate
- May 23, 2016Engrossed in House
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
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