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hr 1367 · 115th Congress · House

To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
4 current · 4 total
Actions
46
Roll calls
2
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 171 · 2017-03-17
412 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 17 Not voting — Passed
R
2300 (Yea–Nay)
D
1790 (Yea–Nay)
I
20 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (46)
DateTimeAction
2017-03-06Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-06Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-06Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-06Introduced in House
2017-03-06Introduced in House
2017-03-10Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
2017-03-10Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
2017-03-10Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
2017-03-10Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-35, Part I.
2017-03-10Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-35, Part I.
2017-03-1618:10:31Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2136-2139)
2017-03-1618:11:14House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 198 and Rule XVIII.
2017-03-1618:11:15The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Budd to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2017-03-1618:11:42GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1367.
2017-03-1618:34:10Mr. Wenstrup moved that the committee rise.
2017-03-1618:34:24On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2017-03-1618:34:40Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1367 as unfinished business.
2017-03-1709:14:58Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2155-1268)
2017-03-1709:15:26The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2017-03-1709:17:38DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wenstrup amendment No. 1.
2017-03-1709:21:28DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 2.
2017-03-1709:26:04DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sewell amendment No. 3.
2017-03-1709:31:17DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 4.
2017-03-1709:34:46DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buck amendment No. 5.
2017-03-1709:38:38DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter amendment No. 6.
2017-03-1709:42:46DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brownley (CA) amendment No. 7.
2017-03-1709:46:12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 8.
2017-03-1709:51:02DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 9.
2017-03-1709:55:41DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Herrera Beutler amendment No. 10.
2017-03-1710:00:02DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 11.
2017-03-1710:02:43POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hanabusa amendment No. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walz demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2017-03-1710:03:38DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meng amendment No. 12.
2017-03-1710:06:14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bost amendment No. 13.
2017-03-1710:11:14DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 198, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Rourke amendment No. 14.
2017-03-1710:14:36Mr. Wenstrup moved that the committee rise.
2017-03-1710:14:51On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2017-03-1710:15:02Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1367 as unfinished business.
2017-03-1711:02:12Considered as unfinished business.
2017-03-1711:02:33The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2017-03-1711:02:35UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of the Hanabusa amendment No. 11, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2017-03-1711:29:47The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1367.
2017-03-1711:30:34The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2017-03-1711:30:47The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H2156-2158)
2017-03-1711:37:10On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 171).
2017-03-1711:37:10Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 171).
2017-03-1711:37:12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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