VHA REHIRE Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 13, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedSep 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VHA REcruitment, HIring, and REtention Act of 2017 or VHA REHIRE Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a VA Student Loan Repayment Program to assist the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) meet staffing needs for health professional occupations for which recruitment or retention of qualified personnel is difficult.
A program participant must agree to serve as a full-time VHA employee for one year for every $10,000 of received benefits, with a minimum three-year commitment.
Program assistance may be in addition to assistance available under the VA Educational Assistance Program.
A participant in the VA Education Debt Reduction Program must agree to serve as a full-time VHA employee for at least three years.
A physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, optometrist, registered nurse, physician assistant, or dental auxiliary must agree to serve at least two years as a full-time VA employee in order to receive certain bonuses or allowances.
The VA shall offer employment to a qualified VHA applicant within 75 days after the last day applications are accepted for a position.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Nov 28, 2017 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 13, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 | Lists H7383H.R. 3754–3770 | — | Sep 13, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 148, September 13, 2017, page H7383.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-824 | TREATIES46 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Apr 18, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment, hiring, and retention of health professionals by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- VHA REHIRE Act of 2017
- VHA REcruitment, HIring, and REtention Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
