HR 1256 · 118th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act

Introduced 2023-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795.(2024-12-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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).…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1256, Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act

May 9, 2023

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 28, 2023

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican