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HR 4862 113th Congress House

Our Vets Deserve Better Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesVeterans' medical care
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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
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 Latest action June 27, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Our Vets Deserve Better Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 30 days after this Act's enactment, to meet with specified advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the VA health care system.

Lists those advisory committees as:

  • the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs,
  • the Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee,
  • the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee,
  • the Health Services Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board,
  • the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses,
  • the Special Medical Advisory Group,
  • the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, and
  • the Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4862: Our Vets Deserve Better Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4862/
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"H.R. 4862: Our Vets Deserve Better Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4862/.
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H.R. 4862, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4862/.
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