3.0.0 5726 2023-01-11T13:33:25Z 2023-01-11T13:33:25Z House HR 2016-07-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 111 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'ROURKE:H.R. 5726.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''.____________________[Page H4660]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-11T14:39:10Z Referred to 2016-07-11T16:01:20Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-14T13:06:30Z Referred to 2016-07-11T16:01:15Z INFORM Act 114 6517 HR 2016-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2016-08-11 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-07-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 N K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2016-07-11 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2016-09-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-07-11 Introduced in House 2017-03-07T21:11:24Z Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act

This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority.

The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year:

  • the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities,
  • the average time for the VA to process a claim for disability compensation, and
  • the average time for the VA to decide an appeal of such a claim.

The VA shall place a sign displaying the most current such times in a conspicuous location at each career counselor or career assistance advisor office.

]]> Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act Display Title Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act Short Titles as Introduced Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post at certain locations the average national wait times for veterans to receive an appointment for health care at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5726ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5726ih.xml 2016-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.