CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Josh Harder (D-CA)

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 9406 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes an amendment to title 38, United States Code. The primary goal is to eliminate the current cap on the number of waivers regarding certain pay limitations. These waivers are issued by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for critical health care personnel within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation involves striking a specific subparagraph and redesignating others.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill enables more flexible pay structures to attract and retain essential health care professionals for veterans.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    Eliminating the cap on pay waivers allows the Secretary to hire more critical health care personnel to serve veterans.

  • Scored +4

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    Veterans stand to benefit from increased access to critical health care personnel due to more flexible pay waivers.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.