VA MISSION Act of 2018

3.0.0 1058 2023-01-11T13:35:12Z 2023-01-11T13:35:12Z House HR 2017-02-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WENSTRUP:H.R. 1058.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1185]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-25T18:45:58Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2017-07-19T21:48:30Z Referred to 2017-03-03T14:04:33Z Markup by 2017-07-19T21:49:47Z Referred to 2017-02-14T15:04:20Z VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 5674 HR 2018-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516. Related bill CRS VA Provider Equity Act 115 1871 S 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2372 S 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2906 S 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-07-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-07-24 19:14:47 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 19:14:44 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 19:14:41 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6171) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 19:14:41 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6171) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-24 19:14:29 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6198) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:36:47 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:30:34 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:30:32 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6171-6172) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:30:21 Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2017-03-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000815 Rep. 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Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2017-07-18 False 2017-07-24T20:01:10Z H.R. 1058, VA Provider Equity Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52962 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2017 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2017-02-14 Introduced in House 2017-03-04T15:24:50Z VA Provider Equity Act

This bill includes podiatrists within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) definition of physician, and increases their pay grade to match other VA physician compensation.

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36 2017-07-24 Passed House amended 2017-09-19T19:06:13Z VA Provider Equity Act

(Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.

(Sec. 3) The bill revises the extension date from September 30, 2027, to September 30, 2026, for the $90 per month limit on a VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

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VA Provider Equity Act Display Title VA Provider Equity Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Provider Equity Act Short Titles as Passed House VA Provider Equity Act H House Official Titles as Amended by House To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1058rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr1058rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1058eh/xml/BILLS-115hr1058eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1058ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1058ih.xml 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 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.