This bill provides that the annual determination of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff shortages shall include shortages for five clinical and five non-clinical occupations for each network. (Such determination currently includes the five occupations for which there are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-wide shortages.)
The bill establishes in the VA an executive management fellowship program to provide eligible employees of: (1) the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the VHA with private sector training and experience, and (2) a private-sector entity with VA training and experience.
The VA shall:
Veterans federal employment preference provisions are amended to: (1) make all retired members of the armed forces preference eligible, and (2) provide preference eligible individuals with a senior executive position hiring preference.
The VA may non-competitively appoint a qualified former employee to any VA position within the competitive or excepted service that is one grade higher than the position most recently occupied by the employee.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of succession planning at: (1) each VA medical facility, and (2) the VBA and the VA National Cemetery Administration.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-21 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 171). | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H2156-2158) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1367. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of the Hanabusa amendment No. 11, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1367 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | Mr. Wenstrup moved that the committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Rourke amendment No. 14. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bost amendment No. 13. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 12. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walz demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 11. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Herrera Beutler amendment No. 10. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 9. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brownley (CA) amendment No. 7. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter amendment No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buck amendment No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sewell amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wenstrup amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-17 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2155-1268) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1367 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Mr. Wenstrup moved that the committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1367. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Budd to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 198 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2136-2139) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-10 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-10 | Discharge | Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-10 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-35, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-06 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-06 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-06 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |