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HR 4245 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health information and medical records Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy Veterans' medical care

Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

Introduced: November 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4253)
May 21, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4253)
May 21, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4245.
May 21, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4253-4254)
May 21, 2018
Mr. Dunn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 21, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
May 21, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-691.
May 8, 2018
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
May 8, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 8, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 7, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 3, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide Congress with:

  • certain planning and implementation documents and contracts related to its Electronic Health Record Modernization program to implement an electronic health or medical record system to replace any or all of the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture, the Computerized Patient Record System, the Joint Legacy Viewer, or the Enterprise Health Management Platform;
  • quarterly updates of certain of such documents;
  • copies of related contracts, orders, or agreements within 5 days; and
  • notice within 10 days of delays of any milestone or deliverable exceeding 30 days, change requests exceeding $1 million, protest submissions, data losses, or breaches of patient privacy.
What's happening now May 22, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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