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HR 5008 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Performance measurement Veterans' medical care

VA Improvement Act

Introduced: November 8, 2019 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Improvement Act

This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and transmit a list of specific improvement recommendations for VA medical centers that are underperforming regarding quality of care for the most recent fiscal year.

What's happening now December 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5008: VA Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5008/
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"H.R. 5008: VA Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5008/.
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H.R. 5008, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5008/.
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[H.R. 5008: VA Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5008/)
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