HR 5616
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employee performance
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020
Introduced: January 15, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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