3.0.0 2758 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z House HR 2017-05-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 92 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:H.R. 2758.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4615]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-26T17:23:23Z Referred to 2017-05-26T14:00:41Z Ask Veterans Act 115 1507 HR 2017-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2017-05-26 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 N Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-26 Introduced in House 2017-09-21T15:47:24Z Survey Our Servicemembers Act or the SOS Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility.

Those surveys shall include questions relating to:

  • the factors considered by the veteran in choosing whether to receive hospital care or medical services at a VA facility or at a non-VA facility,
  • the quality of hospital care or medical services received at non-VA facilities, and
  • the differences in cost to the veteran of receiving care or services at VA or at non-VA facilities.

The VA shall make the survey results publicly available on its website.

]]> SOS Act Display Title SOS Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences with medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SOS Act Short Titles as Introduced Survey Our Servicemembers Act Introduced in House 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2758ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2758ih.xml 2017-05-26 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.