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H.R. 217 117th Congress House

Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: January 6, 2021 Introduced by: Michael Cloud Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans Affairs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act

This bill prescribes oversight requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding health care professionals at VA medical centers.

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to ensure each VA medical center consistently compiles, verifies, and reviews specified documentation for each VA health care professional (including contractors).

The VA shall ensure that specified health care professionals hold an active Drug Enforcement Administration registration.

Each VA medical center must implement (1) monitoring of the performance and quality of the health care delivered by each health care professional at the center, and (2) reviews of such care if an individual notifies the VA of any potential concerns relating to a failure to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice.

The bill imposes notification requirements in situations where the VA substantiates a concern relating to the clinical competency of, or quality of care delivered by, a current or former VA health care professional.

The VA is prohibited from entering into a settlement agreement relating to an adverse action against a VA health care professional if such agreement includes terms that require the VA to conceal certain information from the employee's personnel file. Such prohibition does not apply to adverse actions determined to be prohibited personnel practices.

The VA must provide mandatory training, at least biannually, to employees of each medical center who are responsible for specified tasks (e.g., those who are responsible for compiling, validating, or reviewing the credentials of VA health care professionals).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1307 Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act
  • S 2041 Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 7

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 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 4 Republican 27
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 30, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Nov 23, 2021
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Nov 12, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 3, 2021
Ferguson, A.
· Nov 3, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Nov 2, 2021
Good, Bob
· Nov 1, 2021
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Oct 8, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 5, 2021
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Oct 5, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Sep 30, 2021
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 28, 2021
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Sep 23, 2021
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 23, 2021
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Sep 23, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 21, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 21, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Sep 20, 2021
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Jun 8, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2021
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 2, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Jan 28, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Jan 21, 2021
 R
McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Jan 21, 2021
Rice, Tom
· Jan 21, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 15, 2021
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jan 15, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Jan 15, 2021
Stewart, Chris
· Jan 15, 2021
Gaetz, Matt
· Jan 12, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Jan 12, 2021
McKinley, David
· Jan 12, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 6, 2021
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 6, 2021
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 6, 2021
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Jan 6, 2021
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Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Jan 6, 2021
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 6, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jan 6, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 217: Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-217/
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