3.0.0 5343 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z House HR 2016-05-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 5343.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H3295]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-13T17:07:53Z Referred to 2016-05-26T13:01:25Z 2016-06-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 N W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2016-05-26 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2016-09-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Surgery and anesthesia Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in House 2016-08-11T22:22:20Z VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016

This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on:

  • the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and
  • the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery.

The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

]]> VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 Display Title VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5343ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5343ih.xml 2016-06-13 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.