# 115-hr-5521: VA Hiring Enhancement Act

115-hr-5521, VA Hiring Enhancement Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5521
- Congress: 115
- Title: VA Hiring Enhancement Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2018-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Hiring Enhancement Act This bill negates enforcement of a noncompete agreement that an applicant for a physician's position in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has entered into with a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility, entity, or individual. As a condition of terminating the noncompete agreement, the physician agrees to serve at the VHA for one year or until the expiration of the non-compete agreement.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5521)

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- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4712)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5521 (as of 2025-11-18).