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HR 3813 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Government liability Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Veterans' medical care

Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act

Introduced: July 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Aug 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act

This bill imposes civil liability under the federal tort claim law upon certain contractors hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their negligence or malpractice in providing medical care to veterans. Such liability is waived if the VA provides a notice to affected individuals or their estates identifying the full names of the contractors involved and the nature of the health care they furnished, among other information. The VA must provide such notice within 30 days after the veteran or the veteran's estate files a claim.

The bill also requires the VA to revoke a contractor's authorization to provide health care at a VA facility if the contractor is a defendant in at least three separate negligence claims during a five-year period. This revocation requirement also applies to VA physicians and other health practitioners if claims against the physicians or providers resulted in a judgment against the United States or were compromised or settled.

What's happening now August 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 22, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 8, 2019
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Sep 9, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 23, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3813: Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3813/
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"H.R. 3813: Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3813/.
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H.R. 3813, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3813/.
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