United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4556 (114th)
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2016
Introduced
12 February 2016
Last action
7 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if: (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.
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Timeline
12 February 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 February 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4556
- us · 114-hr-4556 · source updated 12 August 2025