3.0.0 4861 2023-01-11T13:26:16Z 2023-01-11T13:26:16Z House H HR 2014-06-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HECK of Washington:H.R. 4861.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H5364]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-06-27T20:26:42Z Referred to 2014-06-12T13:01:00Z Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 113 2413 S 2014-06-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014 113 2422 S 2014-06-04 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 408. Related bill CRS Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 113 2450 S 2014-06-11 See also H.R. 3230. Related bill CRS 2014-06-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 N D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2014-06-12 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2014-06-12 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Performance measurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-12 Introduced in House 2014-07-28T21:23:46Z Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act - Establishes the Commission on Access to Care to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of access to health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Includes among the matters to be evaluated and assessed by the Commission:

  • the appropriateness of the VA's current standards concerning access to health care,
  • the measurement of such standards,
  • the appropriateness of performance standards and incentives in relation to the VA's current standards for access to health care,
  • staffing levels throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and whether they are sufficient to meet current demand.

Directs the President to require the VA Secretary and the heads of other relevant federal agencies to implement each recommendation that the President considers feasible and advisable and determines can be implemented without further legislative action.

]]> Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act Display Title Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the Commission on Access to Care to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of access to health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commission for Our Veterans' Care Act Introduced in House 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4861ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4861ih.xml 2014-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.