United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 902 (115th)
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2017
Introduced
7 February 2017
Last action
3 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2017 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
7 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/902
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/902
- us · 115-hr-902 · source updated 11 August 2025