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Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act

Introduced: January 30, 2020 Introduced by: Emmer, Tom Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quantifiable objectives and performance measures to assess the effects of the provision of same-day services on the access of veterans to medical care and mental health services.

The VA must report on the developed objectives and performances measures and provide recommendations for the reduction of veteran suicide rates and the implementation of same-day services throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

Finally, the VA must conduct an annual assessment of each VA medical center and community-based outpatient clinic and make such assessments publicly available on a VA website.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5724: Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5724/
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"H.R. 5724: Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5724/.
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H.R. 5724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5724/.
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[H.R. 5724: Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5724/)
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