US SB4124 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct, as part of the Transition Assistance Program, recruitment for specified medical personnel positions from among medical department personnel of the Department of Defense who hold medical military occupational specialties and are separating from the Armed Forces. Tentative offers may be issued for specified medical personnel positions to applicants who agree to accept the position and meet a preliminary qualification review established by the VA. After the tentative offer process, the supervisor or technician conducting the hiring process must transmit the applicant's information and credentials to the medical facility at which the individual would be hired for final verification and interviews.
Title
Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7441 (Same As) 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4124/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4124/BILLS-116s4124is.pdf |