H.R. 7508: Improving Specialty Care for Women Veterans Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Improving Specialty Care for Women Veterans Act

Plain summary

Improving Specialty Care for Women Veterans Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program for the recruitment, retention, and training of specialty care providers for former members of the Armed Forces who are women. Individuals serving in a medical internship or residency program or nurses and physicians who are covered providers (i.e., employees of the VA or persons providing care under the Veterans Community Care Program) may participate in the program. The VA may target individuals with expertise in certain specialty care areas for recruitment. Additionally, the VA may offer targeted individuals appropriate incentives (e.g., monetary incentives). The VA must provide individuals participating in the program with training and support related to the unique needs of women veterans. Finally, the VA must (1) provide veterans enrolled in the VA health care system with information that indicates whether a provider has participated in the program, and (2) improve the timeliness of appointments scheduled with such providers.

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Improving Specialty Care for Women Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7508.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7508 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117