# 114-hr-3956: VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act

114-hr-3956, VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3956
- Congress: 114
- Title: VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and implement a plan to hire a director for each VA medical center without a permanent director. Hiring priority shall be given to medical centers that have not had a permanent director for the longest periods.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3956 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3956)

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- [114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2646)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3956 (as of 2025-11-18).