# 114-hr-4150: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

114-hr-4150, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4150
- Congress: 114
- Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2015-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician or physician assistant to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total of such employee's hours of employment in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4150 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4150)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4150 (as of 2025-11-18).