US Congress Senate Bill 450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses the administration of the hiring process for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to publish on a VA website specified information related to the duration of the hiring process for certain health care appointees, such as physicians. The VA Office of Inspector General must review the administration of such website annually, instead of the current semiannual requirement. Lastly, the bill requires the VA to include in its annual hiring report the steps it is taking to improve the onboarding timeline at facilities where the duration of the process exceeds suggested metrics.

Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2020

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412.
2020-02-05	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
2020-01-29	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-05-22	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2019-02-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB1674 (Same As) 2019-03-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s450/BILLS-116s450is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s450/BILLS-116s450rs.pdf