Senate Bill 1319
117th Congress(2021-2022)
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1319
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
This bill 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.
April 22, 2021
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07/28/2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/23/2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
04/22/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
04/22/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 14, 2023 2:28:47 PM