3.0.0 280 2025-12-05T08:36:05Z 2025-12-05T08:36:05Z Senate S S 2023-02-07 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/280 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings By (full committee) 2023-04-26T20:57:33Z Referred To 2023-02-07T21:18:33Z 118 7434 HR 2024-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2023-04-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160. Committee 2023-02-07 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2023-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2023-02-07 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema I AZ 2023-02-07 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2023-02-07 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2023-02-07 True R000618 Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] Pete Ricketts R NE 2024-05-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight 2023-07-10T13:30:32Z Disability and paralysis 2023-07-10T13:30:32Z Health personnel 2023-07-10T13:30:32Z Medical tests and diagnostic methods 2023-07-10T13:30:32Z Veterans' pensions and compensation 2023-07-10T13:30:32Z Armed Forces and National Security 2023-02-21T20:30:22Z

00 2023-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-27T18:43:53Z <p><b>Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2023 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill provides that only health care professionals who are licensed and not barred from practice may furnish medical disability examinations under the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program related to using contract physicians for disability examinations. Health care professionals include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.</p>

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