Bill113th CongressFiled Sep 17, 2014Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 5518
Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
FiledFiled
CommitteeComm.
PassedFloor
Both ChambersBoth
Became LawLaw
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 17, 2014)
Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act - Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse any full-time board-certified health professional (under current law, physician or dentist) appointed to the VA for continuing professional education expenses incurred, up to $1,600 per year (under current law, $1,000).
Directs that the expenses incurred be expenses required to maintain licensure.
What just happenedSep 29, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9](D-CA)Sponsor
1committees4actions6subjects
- Introduced in HouseSep 17, 2014
- Sep 29, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 17, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 17, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House