3.0.0 3043 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z Senate S 2016-06-09 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-09T18:34:10Z Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 114 4352 HR 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-286. Related bill CRS 2016-06-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-06-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2016-06-09 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2016-09-28 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-11-15 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2016-11-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Health information and medical records Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-06-09 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-23T17:57:55Z Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin an 18-month pilot program in at least three Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) under which veterans use an Internet website to schedule and confirm appointments at VA medical facilities.

The pilot program's duration may be extended and the number of VISNs may be increased.

]]> Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 Display Title Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3043is/xml/BILLS-114s3043is.xml 2016-06-09 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.