3.0.0 1674 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z House HR 2019-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 43 (Monday, March 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIPTON:H.R. 1674.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:section 8 of Article I of Constitution[Page H2647]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-11T16:02:15Z Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2020 116 450 S 2020-02-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412. Identical bill CRS 2019-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 N C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2019-03-11 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-03-28 False W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-04-03 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-04-08 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-04-08 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-05-07 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-05-08 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2020-01-07 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2020-06-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health personnel Licensing and registrations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-03-11 Introduced in House 2020-02-10T15:34:47Z Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program at a minimum of 10 medical facilities to assess the feasibility and advisability of expediting the VA's process for onboarding new medical providers. Priority shall be given to facilities facing hiring shortages of licensed and independent medical providers.

The VA is also required to submit to Congress a strategy to reduce the duration of its hiring process for licensed medical providers.

]]> Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 Display Title Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expedite the onboarding process for new medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to reduce the duration of the hiring process for such medical providers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1674ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1674ih.xml 2019-03-11 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.