3.0.0 6435 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z House HR 2016-12-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MULLIN:H.R. 6435.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7181]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-05T18:13:34Z Referred to 2016-12-05T17:00:20Z Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2016 114 2554 S 2016-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2016-12-08 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2016-12-07 14:22:21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-12-07 14:22:20 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7202) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2016-12-07 14:22:20 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7202) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-07 14:15:16 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6435. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-12-07 14:15:14 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7202-7203) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-12-07 14:15:05 Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2016-12-05 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 N Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Licensing and registrations Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-12-05 Introduced in House 2016-12-09T22:12:53Z This bill authorizes the Director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department of Veterans Affairs to contract with an entity specializing in civilian accreditation or health care evaluation to investigate any medical center within the network to assess deficiencies of the facilities at such medical center.

]]> 81 2016-12-07 Passed House without amendment 2016-12-21T22:54:52Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an entity specializing in civilian accreditation or health care evaluation to investigate any medical center within the network to assess deficiencies of the facilities at such medical center.

Before entering into any contract, the director shall notify the VA, the VA Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office in order to coordinate any investigation pursuant to a contract with any ongoing investigations or accreditations.

]]> To authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health care evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Display Title To authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health care evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health care evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Received in Senate 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6435rds/xml/BILLS-114hr6435rds.xml Engrossed in House 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6435eh/xml/BILLS-114hr6435eh.xml Introduced in House 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6435ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6435ih.xml 2016-12-08 Received in the Senate. 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.