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HR 1509 115th Congress House

Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post at certain locations the average national wait times for veterans to receive a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post at certain locations the average national wait times for veterans to receive an appointment for health care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action April 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act

This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority.

The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year:

  • the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities,
  • the average time for the VA to process a claim for disability compensation, and
  • the average time for the VA to decide an appeal of such a claim.

The VA shall place a sign displaying the most current such times in a conspicuous location at each career counselor or career assistance advisor office.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5726 Reintroduction of Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act
  • HR 6517 Reintroduction of INFORM Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1509: Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1509/
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"H.R. 1509: Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1509/.
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H.R. 1509, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1509/.
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