S. 2795: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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S. 2795: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 118-19.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 118-19. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This act extends the eligibility or applicability of various Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and benefits. First, the act extends from three to five years the authority for additional licensed health care professionals (i.e., physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists) to perform medical disability examinations as part of the existing VA pilot program related to the use of contract physicians for disability examinations. Currently, when an individual transfers fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved, the individual is deemed to have not received those credits, and no charge from the individual's entitlement to education assistance may be made for that period of enrollment. Under the act, this period of relief for those affected by a closure or disapproval is extended by two years to apply to programs that close or discontinue before September 30, 2025. The act extends through FY2028 the authorization for VA emergency preparedness for public health emergencies. The act also extends the applicability of certain loan fee rates through November 15, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.
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Official text
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 1 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of Veterans Affairs: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s2795.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>
Record fed-us-cong118-s2795 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118