3.0.0 1797 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. WITTMAN:H.R. 1797.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution[Page H2560]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-29T20:04:24Z Referred to 2017-03-29T12:02:05Z 2017-03-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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 W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 N S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-03-29 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-29 Introduced in House 2017-04-08T13:58:32Z Veteran's Choice Accountability Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:

  • evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence; and
  • submit to Congress an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.
]]> Veteran's Choice Accountability Act Display Title Veteran's Choice Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veteran's Choice Accountability Act Introduced in House 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1797ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1797ih.xml 2017-03-29 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.