HR 4861
113th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care
Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act
Introduced: June 12, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 12, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act - Establishes the Commission on Access to Care to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of access to health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Includes among the matters to be evaluated and assessed by the Commission:
- the appropriateness of the VA's current standards concerning access to health care,
- the measurement of such standards,
- the appropriateness of performance standards and incentives in relation to the VA's current standards for access to health care,
- staffing levels throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and whether they are sufficient to meet current demand.
Directs the President to require the VA Secretary and the heads of other relevant federal agencies to implement each recommendation that the President considers feasible and advisable and determines can be implemented without further legislative action.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1