US HB2758 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

SOS Act Survey Our Servicemembers Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility. Those surveys shall include questions relating to: the factors considered by the veteran in choosing whether to receive hospital care or medical services at a VA facility or at a non-VA facility, the quality of hospital care or medical services received at non-VA facilities, and the differences in cost to the veteran of receiving care or services at VA or at non-VA facilities. The VA shall make the survey results publicly available on its website.

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Title

SOS Act Survey Our Servicemembers Act

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-05-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-26HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB1507 (Related) 2017-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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