H.R. 2545 · 117th Congress

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Apr 14, 2021 by Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2). 3 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-96.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-96
Introduced
Apr 14, 2021
Cosponsors
3
3 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Health personnel
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Mar 14, 2022). Public domain.

This bill generally aligns the position of podiatrists with that of physicians for pay and grade purposes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Additionally, the bill replaces the Director of Podiatric Service position with a Podiatric Medical Director to be responsible for the operation of the podiatric service at the VHA. Such director must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brad R. WenstrupR-OH-2Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Apr 15, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. May 4, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Health Discharged.
  7. May 4, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. May 4, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
  9. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2779-2780; text: CR H2779-2780)
  11. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2545.
  12. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Jun 15, 2021 · HousePursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, proceedings on H.R. 2545 are considered vacated.
  14. Jun 15, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended.(consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797)
  15. Jun 15, 2021 · HousePursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended. (consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797)
  16. Jun 16, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  17. Mar 7, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1013)
  18. Mar 7, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1013)
  19. Mar 7, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Mar 7, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Mar 8, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Mar 11, 2022Presented to President.
  23. Mar 11, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Mar 14, 2022Signed by President.
  25. Mar 14, 2022Signed by President.
  26. Mar 14, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-96.
  27. Mar 14, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-96.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.