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Senate Bill 1163
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans' Health Care Integrity Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 17, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 17, 2017
Latest Action
May 17, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1163
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
John Cornyn
Texas
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Democrat
Bill Nelson
Florida
Republican
Marco Rubio
Florida
Republican
Ted Cruz
Texas
Republican
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Veterans' Health Care Integrity Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the director of each VA medical facility annually certifies that: (1) the facility is in full compliance with all provisions of law and regulations relating to scheduling appointments for veterans hospital care and medical services, and (2) any official data on appointment wait times is accurate.

The VA may not waive any applicable provision of such laws or regulations.

If unable to make such certification, a director shall provide the VA with an explanation of any noncompliance and a description of compliance actions being taken. If a director does not make a certification for any year, each covered official may not receive specified awards or bonuses during the subsequent year. "Covered officials" are a facility's director, chief of staff, associate director, associate director for patient care, and deputy chief of staff.

The VA shall ensure that its directives and policies apply to, and are implemented by, each VA office or facility in a uniform manner.

The following VA positions shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate: (1) Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management, (2) Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Services, (3) Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, (4) Deputy Under Secretary for Disability Assistance, and (5) Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2017
Related Bills (2)
May 24, 2017
Passed House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 467
VA Scheduling Accountability Act
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Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 2555
Veterans' Health Care Integrity Act of 2017
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 (2)
05/17/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3016)
05/17/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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