HR 1797
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Veteran's Choice Accountability Act
Introduced: March 29, 2017
Introduced by:
Wittman, Robert J.
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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