RISE Act

Bill: 118-hr-9463
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2024-09-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9463 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 6, 2024 Mr. Wenstrup introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that non-citizen appointees to positions in the Veterans Health Administration are subjected to background investigations prior to employment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recruitment Improvement for Service Excellence at VA Hospitals Act or the RISE Act . 2. Requirement that non-citizen appointees in Veterans Health Administration are subjected to background investigations prior to employment Section 7407(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) A person may not be appointed under paragraph (1) unless the person has been subjected to a background investigation. .