US HB4096 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-5)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-11 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-11 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans' access to gender-specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical providers for the provision of hospital care or medical services. The bill also requires the VA to establish a policy under which (1) the environment of care standards and inspections at VA medical centers include specified elements, and (2) no medical center is eligible for a five-star rating unless it meets the environment of care standards.
Title
Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] |
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] |
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] |
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA] |
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY] | Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV] | Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK] |
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-09-11 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
2019-08-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-07-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2019-07-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4096/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4096/BILLS-116hr4096ih.pdf |