US Congress House Bill 1247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-16)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to revive, for a three-year period, VA's Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program that was carried out between January 2013 and February 2014. Requires VA to: (1) expand the pilot program to include at least 250 intermediate care technicians, and (2) give priority in assigning those technicians to VA facilities at which veterans have the longest wait times. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer credentialing data regarding DOD health care providers that are hired by VA to VA. Authorizes VA to allow a covered nurse to practice to the full scope of the nurse's practice, as defined by the applicable national professional association, under a set of VA-approved privileges, regardless of the state in which VA employs the covered nurse. Defines a "covered nurse" as an advanced practice registered nurse who is employed by VA as: (1) a nurse midwife, (2) a clinical nurse specialist, (3) a nurse practitioner, or (4) a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]
Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-04	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-03-04	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2015-03-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-04	House	Introduced in House

SB297 (Related) 2015-06-03 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1247/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1247/BILLS-114hr1247ih.pdf