US Congress House Bill 5786 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website and must enter an agreement for the Inspector General of the VA (or other entity) to validate the audits. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office shall review the website to assess the VA's compliance and to provide recommendations on how to improve the website.

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2020-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5786/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5786/BILLS-116hr5786ih.pdf