3.0.0 693 2025-12-05T08:30:06Z 2025-12-05T08:30:06Z House H HR 2023-01-31 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/693 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WOMACK:H.R. 693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause l14 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:The VACANT Act requires the VA to limit temporary vacanciesfor Directors of VA Medical Facilities to 180 days andrequires the VA to notify Congress of its plans to fill thosevacancies.[Page H579]</pre> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Markup by 2023-04-18T15:15:13Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2023-03-29T17:10:40Z Referred to 2023-03-13T19:20:52Z Referred To 2023-01-31T15:01:20Z 118 10 S 2023-02-16 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Related bill CRS 118 2745 S 2023-09-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 118 8371 HR 2024-11-19 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 118 55 S 2023-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2023-04-18 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2023-03-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2023-03-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-01-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2023-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 N M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC F. 3 2023-05-09 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2023-10-11 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7] Elissa Slotkin D MI 7 2023-12-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Department of Veterans Affairs 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Government information and archives 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Health facilities and institutions 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Health personnel 2023-07-07T13:30:25Z Armed Forces and National Security 2023-03-10T16:15:22Z

00 2023-01-31 Introduced in House 2023-05-23T19:36:40Z <p><b>VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail.</p> <p>Not later than 90 days after detailing a director of a VA medical center to a different position within the VA, the VA must notify Congress with specified information about the detail (e.g., the location of the detail). Additionally, the VA must appoint an individual as acting director not later than 120 days after detailing a director to a different position.</p> <p>The VA must regularly update Congress regarding the status of the detail.</p> <p>Generally, not later than 180 days after detailing a director to a different position, the VA must return the individual to the position as director or reassign the individual from the position and begin the process of hiring a new director. This requirement may be waived for a limited amount of time, but the VA must submit to Congress a justification for the waiver. </p>

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