US HB2884 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires 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. The bill also requires the VA to submit 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] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-05-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2019-05-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care
Congressional oversight
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2884/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2884/BILLS-116hr2884ih.pdf |
