House Bill 1721
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 13, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
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
1721
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to review and report on the budget requests for Department of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts in the President's submitted budgets for FY2020-FY2022. Medical care accounts are the following accounts of the Veterans Health Administration: Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical Community Care.
March 13, 2019
03/13/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/13/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:47:14 PM