HR3489Referred to Committee
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-05-19
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (472 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001127
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (6)
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Plain-English Summary
This bill would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay medical physicists (specialists who work with radiation and imaging equipment in hospitals) at higher salary levels than current federal pay caps allow, making it easier for the VA to hire and keep qualified professionals. Medical physicists are critical for cancer treatment and diagnostic imaging at VA hospitals, but the agency has struggled to recruit them because federal pay limits are lower than what private hospitals offer. The change would help ensure veterans receive better cancer care and other medical services by allowing the VA to compete for top talent.
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