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H.R. 3636

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3636, to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed, was introduced in the House on May 29, 2025 by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on May 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 3636 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb3636/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3636 IH: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3636  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2025   Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia  (for herself and  Ms. Jacobs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.
1.
Verification of licensure of health-care professionals of the military departments
Subsection (b) of section 1094 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)
(1)
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each individual who provides health care independently as a health-care professional at a health care facility of the Department of Defense meets the requirement of subsection (a).
(2)
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a centralized credential system that allows the commanding officer of a health care facility of the Department to verify the licensure of a health-care professional, regardless of the location of the facility or the armed force in which the health-care professional serves. The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of such verifications are completed within seven days of the date on which the commanding officer requests such verification if the request does not relate to a health-care professional with an adverse record.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.

Sponsors

Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) sponsors H.R. 3636, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3636 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · May 29, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3636 has taken 2 actions since May 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 3636 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3636 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3636 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
APRIL VOGEL111
BRENDEN MCMAHON111
BRIAN KELLY111
CORY TITUS111
JAMES O'BRIEN111
JEFFREY GOLDBERG111
JENNIFER GOODALE111
KAREN RUEDISUELI111
RENE CAMPOS111
TERRY WATERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$423K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3636 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3636’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3636/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com