US Congress House Bill 1590 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 24 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]

Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly carry out a program to award a cash prize ($50 million) and contract to an entity that develops a fully-integrated electronic health records program for national use by DOD and VA. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) widely advertise the prize competitions and announce each one in the Federal Register, and (2) create a joint panel to establish criteria for the program's development. Requires the prize recipient to be awarded a contract with DOD and VA to provide the program, including maintenance and support, and to be compensated at $25 million per year for five years. Reverts to the federal government, after such period, any intellectual property developed under the contract. Authorizes the Secretaries to require competition participants to waive claims against the federal government (except for willful conduct) arising from such participation. Requires participants to obtain liability insurance.

Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act

Rep. David Roe [R-TN]

Rep. John Carter [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-06-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2015-06-11	House	Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
2015-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-24	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2015-03-24	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2015-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2015-03-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1590/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1590/BILLS-114hr1590ih.pdf