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S 2063 115th Congress Senate 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 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress: (1) certain documents concerning the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program; (2) quarterly updates of certain documents until the program is completed; (3) a copy of any contract, order, or agreement under the program within 5 days after it is awarded; and (4) a notice within 10 days after the occurrence of specified events regarding the program, including milestone delays, change requests, protest submissions, data losses, or breaches of patient privacy.

The Electronic Health Record Modernization Program means VA activities, contracts, or agreements to procure or 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.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4245 Identical bill Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 6, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2063: Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2063/
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"S. 2063: Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2063/.
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S. 2063, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2063/.
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