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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Dec 6, 2016
Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the advanced written request of a covered physician, to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period.
For purpose of determining pay, such a physician shall be deemed to have a biweekly employment schedule of 80 hours.
A physician with an irregular work schedule must account for at least 2,080 employment hours (through work or use of leave or paid time off) in a calendar year.
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · D–CA
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7248)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7248)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4150.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7248-7249)
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-811.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-811.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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