Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022
Summary
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 16, 2022
Last action Jun 29, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jun 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Cartwright
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
David B. McKinley
RRepublican
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Elissa Slotkin
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald E. Connolly
DDemocratic
Co
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
DDemocratic
Co
James A. Himes
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
Co
Mark E. Amodei
RRepublican
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