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House Bill 5786
116th Congress(2019-2020)
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 6, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 6, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2020
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
5786
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
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Republican
Lee Zeldin
New York
Republican
Anthony Gonzalez
Ohio
Republican
Dave Joyce
Ohio
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Pennsylvania
Republican
John Joyce
Pennsylvania
Republican
William Timmons
South Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information.

The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public.

The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website and must enter an agreement for the Inspector General of the VA (or other entity) to validate the audits. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office shall review the website to assess the VA's compliance and to provide recommendations on how to improve the website.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
February 6, 2020
Actions (4)
07/01/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
03/02/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/06/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
02/06/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:41:26 AM
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