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HR 6277 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016

This bill prohibits implementation of a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule to permit full practice authority of all VA advanced practice registered nurses when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment.

What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 14, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Sep 28, 2016
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6277: Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6277/
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"H.R. 6277: Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6277/.
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H.R. 6277, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6277/.
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