3.0.0 2192 2023-01-11T15:47:57Z 2023-01-11T15:47:57Z House H HR 2007-05-07 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-30T17:40:53Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2008-07-16T21:03:54Z Hearings by 2007-06-14T21:03:37Z Referred to 2007-06-06T21:03:28Z hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Discharged from 2007-06-05T14:28:04Z Referred to 2007-05-11T14:27:32Z Reported by 2008-07-24T22:12:58Z Markup by 2008-07-16T22:19:33Z Referred to 2007-05-07T16:32:30Z H. Rept. 110-773 2008-07-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-29 19:20:18 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 19:20:17 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 536). Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 536 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll536.xml House 110 2008-07-29T23:20:17Z 2 2008-07-29 19:20:17 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 536). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 536 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll536.xml House 110 2008-07-29T23:20:17Z 2 2008-07-29 19:12:02 Considered as unfinished business. (text: CR H7244) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:14:22 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Moran (KS) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:06:15 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2192. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:06:12 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7244-7245) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:06:02 Mr. Hare moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 492. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00492 2008-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-773. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-773. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2007-06-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-06-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-06-05 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged. Committee 2007-05-11 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2007-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2007-05-10 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-05-10 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2007-05-10 False M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2007-05-10 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2007-05-10 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2007-05-10 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-05-10 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2007-05-10 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2007-05-10 False H000324 Rep. 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Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-07-23 False 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z H.R. 2192, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20070 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p> 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z H.R. 2192, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20070 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Confidential communications Department of Veterans Affairs Executive reorganization Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Ombudsman Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-07 Introduced in House 2007-07-10T16:21:41Z Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of the Ombudsman to act as a liaison for veterans and their family members with respect to the receipt of VA health care and benefits.

Requires the: (1) Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that Office services are available to all veterans and their families; (2) Secretary to make available to such veterans and family members information on contacting and utilizing the services of the Office; and (3) confidentiality of information provided to the Office by veterans and family members.

]]> 36 2008-07-29 Passed House amended 2008-10-23T20:38:23Z Establishes in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of the Ombudsman, headed by a Director. Outlines Office and Director duties, including: (1) serving as a last resort for veterans' health care and benefits complaints and issues that cannot be resolved at a local or regional level; and (2) maintaining a public website with contact information for each patient advocate at each VA medical center.

Requires the Director to: (1) appoint three regional administrators to support VHA facilities and veterans integrated service networks in their patient advocacy activities; and (2) establish a board to hear appeals from veterans dissatisfied with efforts of their local medical center and service network, and issue letters outlining possible solutions.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate the Ombudsman within 180 days after enactment of this Act.

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