US Congress House Bill 5231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for annual inspections to ensure that VA medical facility kitchens and food service areas meet private hospital kitchen and food service area standards. The VA shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations to conduct such inspections. If the VA is unable to enter into an agreement with the Commission, the VA shall seek such an agreement with a non-federal, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise and objectivity. If a VA facility kitchen or food service area fails such inspection, the VA shall implement a remediation plan within 48 hours and conduct a second inspection within 7 days. A facility kitchen or food service area that fails the second inspection shall be closed until: (1) remediation is completed, and (2) all kitchens and food service areas at that facility meet the standards. The Veterans Integrated Service Network of a facility in which a kitchen or food service area is closed shall enter into a food service contract with a General Services Administration-approved vendor to provide food at such facility.

Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act

Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]

Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-05-13	House	Introduced in House

SB2925 (Same As) 2016-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5231/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5231/BILLS-114hr5231ih.pdf