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HR 1944 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health facilities and institutions Veterans' medical care

VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

Introduced: July 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

This bill requires the directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the VA and Congress an annual pamphlet containing certain statistics (such as how many veterans were treated at each facility), as well as plans for improvements and descriptions of successes experienced by the facilities. The bill also requires the pamphlets to be made publicly available online and as hard copies at the medical facilities.

What's happening now April 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 15, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 11, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 21, 2019
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Apr 9, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 2, 2019
King, Steve
· Apr 1, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1944: VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1944/
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"H.R. 1944: VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1944/.
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H.R. 1944, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1944/.
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[H.R. 1944: VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1944/)
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