118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 1256: Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act
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Summary
This bill modifies certain restrictions on appointments in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Specifically, the bill limits the term of the Under Secretary for Health to five years. (Currently, there is no term limit.)
The bill also removes the cap on the number of Assistant Under Secretaries for Health, and provides that the VA may appoint as many as it determines are necessary. Additionally, the bill removes certain requirements for appointing Assistant Under Secretaries for Health (e.g., the requirement that at least one appointee must be a qualified doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine).
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Gregory Murphy R-NC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Frank Mrvan SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the House by Frank Mrvan.
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- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795.
- Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.