3.0.0 8130 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z House HR 2020-08-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 151 (Friday, August 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss RICE of New York:H.R. 8130.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4312]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:37:24Z Referred to 2020-08-28T13:00:30Z 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-08-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 N G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2020-08-28 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-10-06 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-11-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Mental health Veterans' medical care Women's employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-28 Introduced in House 2021-01-06T15:36:43Z VA Peer Specialists Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consult with its Inspector General to (1) commence an assessment of the capacity of VA peer specialists who are women, and (2) submit a plan to hire additional qualified peer specialists who are women based on the results of the assessment.

]]> VA Peer Specialists Act Display Title VA Peer Specialists Act Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Peer Specialists Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an assessment of the capacity of peer specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are women, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8130ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8130ih.xml 2020-09-10 Committee Hearings Held. 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.