To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2648| House
| Updated: 7/16/2018
Steve Stivers
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (11)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-825, Part I.
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2648| House
| Updated: 7/16/2018
Veterans 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-825, Part I.
Steve Stivers
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (11)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John R. Carter (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care