US Congress House Bill 5343 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on: the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery. The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016

Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]

Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-05-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-05-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5343/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5343/BILLS-114hr5343ih.pdf