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HR 3497 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Veterans' medical care

Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017

Introduced: September 21, 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
Mar 7, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out in at least one Veterans Integrated Services Network a pilot program for at least a 12-month period during which veterans enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system will use a portable medical records storage system to store and share with VA health care providers and community health care providers records of their individual medical histories.

The VA shall seek to enter into a contract, using competitive procedures, with an appropriate entity to furnish such storage system.

The bill specifies system requirements, including: (1) the capability to store at least four gigabytes of electronic health records on a physical device no larger than a credit card, and (2) the capability to be used by substantially all electronic health records systems certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on or before January 1, 2017.

What's happening now March 7, 2018

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 15 Republican 16
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 5, 2018
Graves, Tom
· May 15, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Mar 26, 2018
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 14, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 7, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 7, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 30, 2018
Delaney, John
· Nov 16, 2017
Jenkins, Lynn
· Oct 31, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 11, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 11, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Oct 11, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 11, 2017
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· Oct 2, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 25, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Sep 21, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 21, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 21, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 21, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 18, 2017
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 18, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 18, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 12, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Sep 12, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Sep 12, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 11, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 7, 2017
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 7, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 7, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3497: Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3497/
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"H.R. 3497: Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3497/.
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