{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-1256","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":1256,"title":"Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-02-28","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001214","fullName":"Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]","party":"D","state":"IN","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-12-24","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Department of Veterans Affairs","Executive agency funding and structure","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-12-24","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 795.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-24","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-24","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-946.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-28","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-28","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-28","text":"Subcommittee on Health Discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-04-18","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-29","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-23","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-28","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies certain restrictions on appointments in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill limits the term of the Under Secretary for Health to five years. (Currently, there is no term limit.)</p> <p>The bill also removes the cap on the number of Assistant Under Secretaries for Health, and provides that the VA may appoint as many as it determines are necessary. Additionally, the bill removes certain requirements for appointing Assistant Under Secretaries for Health (e.g., the requirement that at least one appointee must be a qualified doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine).</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-27T14:13:22Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":542,"ts":"2026-04-19T12:28:16.083Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Veterans%20Health%20Administration%20Leadership%20Transformation%20Act"}]}}