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HR 1797 115th Congress House

Veteran's Choice Accountability Act

Official title: To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 29, 2017 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran's Choice Accountability Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:

  • evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence; and
  • submit to Congress an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1797: Veteran's Choice Accountability Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1797/
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"H.R. 1797: Veteran's Choice Accountability Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1797/.
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H.R. 1797, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1797/.
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