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House Bill 7441
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 1, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 1, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7441
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Susan W. Brooks
Indiana
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct, as part of the Transition Assistance Program, recruitment for specified medical personnel positions from among medical department personnel of the Department of Defense who hold medical military occupational specialties and are separating from the Armed Forces.

Tentative offers may be issued for specified medical personnel positions to applicants who agree to accept the position and meet a preliminary qualification review established by the VA. After the tentative offer process, the supervisor or technician conducting the hiring process must transmit the applicant's information and credentials to the medical facility at which the individual would be hired for final verification and interviews.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 1, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jul 01, 2020
Introduced in Senate
4
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4124
Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
09/30/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/30/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
07/01/2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
07/01/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:03 PM
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