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House Bill 5418
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act
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Passed House on May 21, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 29, 2018
Latest Action
Aug 1, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5418
Congress
115
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
Jack Bergman
Michigan
Democrat
Scott Peters
California
Republican
Neal Dunn
Florida
Republican
Jim Banks
Indiana
Democrat
Ann McLane Kuster
New Hampshire
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 21, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4257)
Summary

Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor; and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing, or purchasing from, the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase.

The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
May 22, 2018
Reported in House
May 21, 2018
Engrossed in House
May 21, 2018
Introduced in House
March 29, 2018
Related Bills (1)
Dec 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3737
Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (16)
08/01/2018
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
05/22/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
05/21/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/21/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4257)
05/21/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4257)
05/21/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5418.
05/21/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4257-4258)
05/21/2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/21/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
05/21/2018
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-693.
05/08/2018
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
05/08/2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
05/08/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/29/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
03/29/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/29/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:36 PM
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