US SB663 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Choice Program Resolution Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to select from among employees of the Office of Inspector General a Choice Program Ombudsman to manage complaints about program hospital care and medical services. The VA shall publish on publicly available Internet websites of the VA and the Office of Inspector General information regarding the process for submitting a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Title
Veterans Choice Program Resolution Act
Sponsors
Sen. John Thune [R-SD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/663/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s663/BILLS-115s663is.pdf |