H.R. 5938 · 118th Congress

Veterans Exam Expansion Act of 2023

Introduced on Oct 12, 2023 by Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 18, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 492.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Oct 12, 2023
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Health personnel
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Nov 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  5. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. Jul 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-592.
  10. Jul 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-592.
  11. Jul 18, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 492.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.8 reports
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LEIDOS, INC.$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  3. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  4. Wounded Warrior Project1 report
    $13K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.