US Congress House Bill 1783 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-6)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-12 - 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 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body. The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.

Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]
Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-29	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.
2017-03-29	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.
2017-03-29	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.
2017-03-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1783/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1783/BILLS-115hr1783ih.pdf