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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

1/11/2023, 1:32 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5501

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer.

Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.

The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5501

Bill HR 5501 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 16, 2016. Bill HR 5501 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on June 16, 2016.  Bill HR 5501's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. as of June 27, 2016

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5501

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
9
Democrat Cosponsors
6
Republican Cosponsors
3
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5501

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health personnel
- Medical education
- Veterans' medical care

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5501

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5501

Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
TexasDemocrat
Don Young
Don Young
AlaskaRepublican
Dina Titus
Dina Titus
NevadaDemocrat
Elise M. Stefanik
Elise M. Stefanik
New YorkRepublican
Ann M. Kuster
Ann M. Kuster
New HampshireDemocrat

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