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H.R. 4591 117th Congress House

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veteran… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

Introduced: July 21, 2021 Introduced by: Frank J. Mrvan Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingPerformance measurementVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-154.
Jun 23, 2022
Signed by President.
Jun 22, 2022
Presented to President.
May 31, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 26, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2737)
May 26, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 26, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 17, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 16, 2021
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6278)
Nov 16, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6278)
Nov 16, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4591.
Nov 16, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6279)
Nov 16, 2021
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 4, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 4, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 23, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-154.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly on (1) the costs of its Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, including by describing all expenses driven by the program; and (2) the performance metrics and outcomes of the program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3341 VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 2, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 27, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 17, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Sep 17, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· Sep 17, 2021
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 28, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 28, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 21, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 21, 2021
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 21, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4591: VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4591/
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"H.R. 4591: VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4591/.
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H.R. 4591, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4591/.
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