To establish certain requirements with respect to the appointment of the Attending Physician, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Attending Physician to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5091 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5091

 To establish certain requirements with respect to the appointment of 
            the Attending Physician, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 24, 2021

   Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mrs. Miller of 
  Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish certain requirements with respect to the appointment of 
            the Attending Physician, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

    (a) In General.--The Attending Physician shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the 
Senate.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an 
individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Attending 
Physician after the date of enactment of this Act.
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