Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act
- Last Action
- 12/24/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795.
- 2024-12-24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.
- 2024-12-24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.
- 2023-04-28Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2023-04-28Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2023-04-28Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
- 2023-04-18Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2023-03-29Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2023-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-02-28Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2023-02-28Introduced in House
- 2023-02-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-28 (00)
Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act
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).
Cosponsors (1)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
Subjects
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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