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VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016

Introduced: May 26, 2016 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016

This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on:

  • the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and
  • the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery.

The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

What's happening now June 13, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5343: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5343/
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"H.R. 5343: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5343/.
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H.R. 5343, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5343/.
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