118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 7434: BEST for Vets Act of 2024
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
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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
- Nicolas LaLota R-NYOriginal
- Brian Mast R-FLOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJOriginal
- Robert Wittman R-VAOriginal
- Ed Case D-HI
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Daniel Webster R-FL
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PA
- Daniel Kildee D-MI
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Randy Feenstra R-IA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Brad Finstad SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Brad Finstad.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


