# 119-hr-3489: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act

119-hr-3489, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3489
- Congress: 119
- Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Codifies appointment, qualification, and pay rules for therapeutic and diagnostic medical physicists at the Department of Veterans Affairs.** This bill would add those two roles into VA appointment authorities and set clear training and board‑certification requirements.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New VA pay grades for medical physicists: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would add therapeutic and diagnostic medical physicists to its appointment authority and create job grades for them within VA pay rules. To qualify, you would need a VA-approved post‑graduate clinical training program and board certification in your specialty. This could mean clearer…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3489)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2253)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3489 (as of 2026-04-21).