Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-238.
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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2017
- Passed SenateMar 20, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 16, 2018
- To the PresidentAug 28, 2018
- Became lawSep 7, 2018Public Law 115-238
Summary
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2017 to Jun 12, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 7, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 12, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 7, 2017Hearings May 17, 2017Discharged Mar 20, 2018 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2018 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2018 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2018 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2018Signed by President.
- Sep 7, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-238.
- Aug 28, 2018Presented to President.
- Aug 23, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 22, 2018Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869)
- Jul 17, 2018Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Jul 16, 2018Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 16, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6213-6215)
- Jul 16, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 899.
- Jul 16, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6213-6214)
- Jul 16, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 16, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 21, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 21, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 21, 2018Received in the House.
- Mar 21, 2018Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 20, 2018Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1848)
- Mar 20, 2018Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1848)
- Mar 20, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1848)
- May 17, 2017Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
- Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 7, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5869 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Aug 22, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6213–H6215Text printed H6213 | John P. Sarbanes D-MD, Mark Takano D-CA, Mark Walker R-NC, Steve Stivers R-OH | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1848Text printed S1848 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 20, 2018 |
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.
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. 115-299 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION214 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 17, 2017 |
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 8
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| IF10117 | Introduction to Financial Services: Derivatives | Resource | Apr 1, 2025 |
| R45230 | Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2019 Appropriations Archived | Report | May 8, 2019 |
| R45005 | Wildfire Management Funding: Background, Issues, and FY2018 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2018 |
| R44888 | Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2018 Archived | Report | Jan 25, 2018 |
| IF10787 | WaterSense®: Water-Efficiency Label and Partnership Program Archived | Resource | Dec 4, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2648 | Veterans Transition Improvement Act | Related bill | Jul 16, 2018 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration
- Short Title
- Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 16, 2018Engrossed Amendment House
- Mar 21, 2018Referred in House
- Mar 20, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
