3.0.0 6792 2017-12-14T21:31:34Z 2017-12-14T21:31:34Z House H HR 2008-08-01 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T13:05:00Z 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD N B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2008-08-01 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-09-09 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-09-09 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-09-09 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-09-17 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-09-23 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-09-29 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-09-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Economics and Public Finance Education Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal employees Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Medical education Medical personnel Physical therapy Recruiting of employees Scholarships Trauma care Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in House 2008-10-29T18:16:33Z Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service; and (2) degree and license requirements for appointment to a physical therapist position.

Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric, Amputee, Polytrauma, and Rehabilitation Research Fellowships Program to assist in the recruitment of qualified physical therapists for VHA positions specializing in the areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research.

]]> Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 Display Title Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service within the Veterans Health Administration and to establish a fellowship program for physical therapists in the areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research. Introduced in House 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6792ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6792ih.xml 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.