3.0.0 4810 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z House H HR 2014-06-09 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-06-11T15:06:03Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-06-09T16:00:36Z 2014-06-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-06-10 14:48:10 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 287). (text: CR H5196-5197) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 287 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll287.xml House 113 2014-06-10T18:48:10Z 2 2014-06-10 14:48:10 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 287).(text: CR H5196-5197) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 287 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll287.xml House 113 2014-06-10T18:48:10Z 2 2014-06-10 14:48:08 VACATING PROCEEDINGS ON ROLL CALL 275 - Mr. Rodney Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that the proceedings on roll call vote number 275, the motion to suspend the rules on H.R. 4810, be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-06-10 13:50:16 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 0 - 0 (Roll no. 275). Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 275 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll275.xml House 113 2014-06-10T17:50:16Z 2 2014-06-10 13:50:16 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 0 - 0 (Roll no. 275). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 275 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll275.xml House 113 2014-06-10T17:50:16Z 2 2014-06-10 13:20:18 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5203, H5211-5212) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2014-06-10 12:59:31 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2014-06-10 12:29:04 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4810. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-06-10 12:29:03 Considered under suspension of the rules. 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Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2014-06-10 False K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2014-06-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Hospital care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-09 Introduced in House 2014-06-11T15:27:58Z Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts with such non-VA facilities as may be necessary to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans who:

  • have waited longer than the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (as of June 1, 2014) for an appointment for hospital care or medical services in a VA facility;
  • have been notified by a VA facility that an appointment for hospital care or medical services is not available within such wait-time goals; or
  • reside more than 40 miles from the VA medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, that is closest to their residence.

Allows eligible veterans who opt for hospital care or medical services in a non-VA facility to receive such care or services through the completion of the episode of care, but for no longer than 60 days.

Directs the Secretary, to the extent that appropriations are available to the VHA for medical services, to reimburse non-VA facilities with which the VA does not have such a contract for providing hospital care and medical services to such veterans, if such care and services cannot be provided within the VHA's wait-time goals in a facility with which the VA has a contract. Sets the reimbursement rate for such care or services at the greatest of the VA, Medicare, or TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) payment rate for such care or services.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to contract with or reimburse non-VA facilities for the provision of such care and services two years after this Act's enactment.

Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract or contracts with a private entity or entities with experience in VHA and private delivery systems and in health care management to conduct an independent assessment of the hospital care and medical services furnished in VA facilities.

Prohibits the Secretary from paying awards and bonuses to VA employees for FY2014-FY2016.

]]> 81 2014-06-10 Passed House without amendment 2014-06-11T21:20:56Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts with such non-VA facilities as may be necessary to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans who:

  • have waited longer than the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (as of June 1, 2014) for an appointment for hospital care or medical services in a VA facility;
  • have been notified by a VA facility that an appointment for hospital care or medical services is not available within such wait-time goals; or
  • reside more than 40 miles from the VA medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, that is closest to their residence.

Allows eligible veterans who opt for hospital care or medical services in a non-VA facility to receive such care or services through the completion of the episode of care, but for no longer than 60 days.

Directs the Secretary to submit a quarterly report to Congress on the provision of such hospital care and medical services through contracts with non-VA facilities.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to contract with non-VA facilities for the provision of such care and services two years after this Act's enactment.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary, to the extent that appropriations are available to the VHA for medical services, to reimburse non-VA facilities with which the VA does not have such a contract for providing hospital care and medical services to such veterans, if such care and services cannot be provided within the VHA's wait-time goals in a facility with which the VA has a contract. Sets the reimbursement rate for such care or services at the greatest of the VA, Medicare, or TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) payment rate for such care or services.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to reimburse non-VA facilities for the provision of such care and services two years after this Act's enactment.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary, within 120 days of this Act's enactment, to enter into a contract or contracts with a private entity or entities with experience in VHA and private delivery systems and in health care management to conduct an independent assessment of the hospital care and medical services furnished in VA facilities.

Lists the factors that must be addressed in assessing veterans access to, and the quality of, hospital care and medical services in VA facilities.

Directs the Secretary to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees regarding: (1) the findings and recommendations of the independent assessment; and (2) the Secretary's response to those findings, including an action plan for fully implementing such recommendations.

(Sec. 5) Prohibits the Secretary from paying awards and bonuses to VA employees for FY2014-FY2016.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), within 30 days of this Act's enactment, to transmit to Congress:

  • an estimate of the budgetary effects of this Act's coverage of hospital care and medical services for veterans in non-VA facilities;
  • any transfer authority needed to utilize the savings from denying VA awards and bonuses to satisfy such budgetary effects; and
  • a request, if necessary, for additional funding, or the transfer or reprogramming of existing funding, for this Act's coverage of the hospital care and medical services provided to veterans in non-VA facilities.
]]> Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 Display Title Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for the provision of hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for Department of Veterans Affairs patients with extended waiting times for appointments at Department facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 Short Titles as Passed House Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 H House Referred in Senate 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4810rfs/xml/BILLS-113hr4810rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4810eh/xml/BILLS-113hr4810eh.xml Introduced in House 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4810ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4810ih.xml 2014-06-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.