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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2545" measure-id="id117hr2545" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-14" update-date="2022-03-24">
        <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2545v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2022-03-24">
            <action-date>2022-03-14</action-date>
            <action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2545v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-03-18">
            <action-date>2022-03-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2545v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-08-05">
            <action-date>2021-06-15</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2545v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-06-15">
            <action-date>2021-04-14</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
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        <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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