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Senate Bill 221
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act
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Amendments
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Passed Senate on Dec 19, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 24, 2019
Latest Action
Jan 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
221
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Cory Gardner
Colorado
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Republican
Steve Daines
Montana
Democrat
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 19, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transmit specified information to the National Practitioner Data Bank and the applicable state licensing board when the VA brings a major adverse action against certain appointed VA medical employees. Specifically, the VA must transmit the employee's name and the description of and reason for the major adverse action.

The VA may not enter into a settlement agreement regarding a claim by a VA employee under which it would be required to conceal a serious medical error or purge a negative record from an employee's personnel file. Such provision shall not apply to a negative record if the VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection and the Office of Special Counsel jointly certify that the negative record is not legitimate.

Text (3)
Referred in House
December 23, 2019
Engrossed in Senate
December 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
January 24, 2019
Amendments (1)
Dec 19, 2019
Agreed to in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1271
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Actions (11)
01/14/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
12/23/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
12/23/2019
Received in the House.
12/23/2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/19/2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7229-7230)
12/19/2019
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
05/22/2019
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
01/24/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/24/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:47:41 PM
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