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Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020

Introduced: January 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers.

After any investigation or trial concludes, the VA must also report on the events involving deaths that occurred at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the actions the VA has taken to prevent any similar reoccurrence.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3147 Related bill Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
  • S 2995 Related bill Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jan 15, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 15, 2020
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jan 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5616: Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5616/
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"H.R. 5616: Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5616/.
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