To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-96.
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 14, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021
- Passed SenateMar 7, 2022
- To the PresidentMar 11, 2022
- Became lawMar 14, 2022Public Law 117-96
Summary
This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2021 to May 25, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 12, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 25, 2021 |
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 Apr 14, 2021Markup May 5, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 14, 2021Hearings Apr 15, 2021Discharged May 4, 2021 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2021Discharged Mar 7, 2022 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2022Signed by President.
- Mar 14, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-96.
- Mar 11, 2022Presented to President.
- Mar 8, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 7, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1013)
- Mar 7, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1013)
- Mar 7, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 16, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 15, 2021Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 15, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2779-2780; text: CR H2779-2780)
- Jun 15, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2545.
- Jun 15, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 15, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, proceedings on H.R. 2545 are considered vacated.
- Jun 15, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended. (consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797)
- May 4, 2021Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
- May 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
- Apr 15, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S1013 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Mar 7, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2779, H2780, H2792Text printed H2779, H2797 | James P. McGovern D-MA, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | Jun 15, 2021 |
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 18, 2021H.R. 2545, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1791.
CRS reports 10
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 10
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11484 | U.S. Repatriation Program for Citizens Returned from Abroad | Resource | Apr 18, 2024 |
| R47910 | The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Division FF, Title I of P.L. 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): Section-by-Section Summary | Report | Jan 29, 2024 |
| R47568 | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Overview and Selected Issues | Report | May 23, 2023 |
| R47029 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2022 Appropriations Archived | Report | Sep 13, 2022 |
| R46853 | Status of FY2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: In Brief Archived | Report | Sep 1, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 16, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jun 15, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced 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.
