Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

Bill: 114-hr-4150
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-12-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-01
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician or physician assistant to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total of such employee's hours of employment in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours.

action_date: 2016-11-14
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician or physician assistant to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total of such employee's hours of employment in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours.
 
 A physician or physician assistant may not accrue overtime by reason of such modified hours of employment. 

action_date: 2016-12-06
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7248)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: 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)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4150.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7248-7249)
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 635.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-811.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-811.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-12-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-01
text: Introduced in House