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HR 5246 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Veterans Affairs Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Veterans' medical care

VA Medical Center Improvement Act

Introduced: March 9, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Medical Center Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require each director of a VA medical facility to submit a plan to improve such facility in such a fashion as would result in the facility obtaining a VA five-star rating.

What's happening now March 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2622 Related bill A bill to require directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit plans to the Secretar…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 9, 2018
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5246: VA Medical Center Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5246/
MLA
"H.R. 5246: VA Medical Center Improvement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5246/.
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H.R. 5246, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5246/.
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[H.R. 5246: VA Medical Center Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5246/)
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