VA Management Alignment Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 11/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-11-07Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-11-06Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-11-06On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 608). (text: CR H8504)
- 2017-11-06Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 608).(text: CR H8504)
- 2017-11-06Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8510)
- 2017-11-06At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2017-11-06DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1066.
- 2017-11-06Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8504-8505)
- 2017-11-06Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2017-11-06Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
- 2017-11-06Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-389.
- 2017-11-06Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-389.
- 2017-10-12Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2017-10-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-09-26Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-11-06 (81)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
VA Management Alignment Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report (including recommendations for appropriate legislation) regarding the roles, responsibility, and accountability of elements and individuals of the VA.
In creating such report, the VA shall utilize the results of:
- the Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the VA established by the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014;
- any study or report by the Commission on Care established by such Act; and
- other studies or reports, including a report titled "Task Force on Improving Effectiveness of VHA Governance: Report to the VHA Under Secretary for Health," dated February 28, 2015.
The VA shall also specify clearly delineated roles and responsibilities to optimize the organizational effectiveness and accountability of each:
- Administration, staff office, or staff organization and each subordinate organization thereof; and
- key leader of the VA in relation to any Administration, staff office, or staff organization, Veteran Integrated Service Network, or medical facility.
Cosponsors (10)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- James Renacci (R-OH)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Veterans' medical care
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