H.R. 2790: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-06-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-06-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Establishes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services, who shall report to the VHA's Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, and optimal participation of physician assistants within VHA programs and initiatives. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that an individual is serving in such position no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act.

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2790, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (2008-05-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2790, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (2008-05-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John Boozman (R-AR), André Carson (D-IN)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr2790.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2790 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110