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119-hr-9406119th CongressWALLET

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue for critical health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

In Committee

Summary

This bill would remove the numerical cap on the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' authority to grant pay waivers for critical VA health care personnel. It strikes the subparagraph that imposed that limit and renumbers the remaining subparagraphs. The change would expand the Secretary's ability to issue waivers to statutory pay limitations for critical VA clinical staff.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More pay flexibility for VA clinicians

This bill would remove the limit on how many pay-waivers the Secretary of Veterans Affairs can grant for critical VA health-care workers. If enacted, the Secretary would be able to issue more waivers that let covered clinicians and other critical health staff be paid above the usual statutory pay limits. The change applies to waivers under 38 U.S.C. 7431(e)(6) and also redesignates surrounding subparagraphs. The bill does not set an effective date or dollar amounts.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

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