3.0.0 1783 2023-01-11T13:35:29Z 2023-01-11T13:35:29Z House HR 2017-03-29 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:H.R. 1783.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constituion, whichgrants Cognress the power to provide for the common Defenseand general welfare of the United States [Page H1615][Page H2559]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-12T17:03:54Z Referred to 2017-03-29T12:03:10Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-29T20:02:54Z Referred to 2017-03-29T12:03:05Z 2017-04-12 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-03-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-29 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 2017-03-29 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 2017-03-29 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 2017-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-03-29 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2017-03-29 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2017-04-14 False T000477 Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] Scott Taylor R VA 2 2017-04-14 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-04-14 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2017-04-25 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2017-05-03 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2017-06-22 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-10-12 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2017-12-18 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-12-18 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-12-18 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-12-18 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-12-20 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-12-20 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2018-02-07 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-04-24 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-04-26 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2018-05-08 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-06-05 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2018-06-14 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2018-06-26 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2018-09-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Licensing and registrations Military medicine Nursing Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-29 Introduced in House 2017-12-05T15:28:37Z Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body.

The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.

]]> Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 Display Title Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1783ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1783ih.xml 2017-04-12 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.