US SB280 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-04-26 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-04-26 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to ensure that only licensed health care professionals furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.
Title
BEST for Vets Act of 2023 Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] |
| Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Pete Ricketts [R-NE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-26 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160. |
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7434 (Related) 2024-02-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/280/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s280/BILLS-118s280is.pdf |
