Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 3, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if: (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Mar 1, 2017; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 1, 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 Feb 7, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2017 | |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1084.
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. 115-331 | INDIVIDUAL TAX REFORM146 pages | Finance Committee | Sep 14, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4556 | Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Mar 7, 2016 |
| HR 7902 | Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2020 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 6, 2020 |
Titles 2
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 authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists 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.
- Feb 7, 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.
