US HB1797 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veteran's Choice Accountability Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence; and submit to Congress an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.
Title
Veteran's Choice Accountability Act
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2017-03-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2017-03-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1797/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1797/BILLS-115hr1797ih.pdf |