Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act became law 518 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedApr 7, 2017
Reported—
Passed one chamberMar 20, 2018
Passed bothJul 16, 2018
LawSep 7, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 66 words.
Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act This bill amends the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 to extend the policy entitling new federal employees who are veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more to a specified amount of leave for medical treatment for such disability to Veterans Health Administration physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Accountability Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 280 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 420 words
- Subjects
- Department of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Sep 7, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-238.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 115th H.R. 2648 Veterans Transition Improvement Act R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]