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Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: May 23, 2023 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 19, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Mar 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023

This bill requires the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an entity to independently verify and validate the modernization efforts of certain VA programs (e.g., the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program).

What's happening now July 19, 2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  • HR 2809 Related bill EHR Program RESET Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · May 23, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1659: Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1659/
MLA
"H.R. 1659: Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1659/.
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H.R. 1659, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1659/.
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[H.R. 1659: Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1659/)
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