VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-28Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-28 (00)
VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act
This bill requires the directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the VA and Congress an annual pamphlet containing certain statistics (such as how many veterans were treated at each facility), as well as plans for improvements and descriptions of successes experienced by the facilities. The bill also requires the pamphlets to be made publicly available online and as hard copies at the medical facilities.
Cosponsors (13)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Mark Green (R-TN)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Joe Cunningham (D-SC)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Subjects
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Veterans' medical care
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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