3.0.0 3185 2023-01-11T13:37:28Z 2023-01-11T13:37:28Z House HR 2017-07-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:H.R. 3185.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The Congress shall have Power*** To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Office thereof.[Page H5433]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-11T16:01:15Z Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act 115 3874 HR 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-07-11 Introduced in House 2018-03-12T18:31:34Z Reforms to Encourage VA Meaningful Progress Act of 2017 or the REVAMP Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) Under Secretary for Health to implement a process to evaluate reviews of the organizational structure of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) conducted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Inspector General of the VA, the Government Accountability Office, the Commission on Care, or an independent entity.

The Under Secretary shall use such process to: (1) assess the results of the evaluation to be conducted of the Veterans Integrated Service Network with respect to the implementation of realignments and the identification of deficiencies that require corrective action, and (2) implement actions to improve the network.

]]> REVAMP Act Display Title REVAMP Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the organizational structure of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced REVAMP Act Short Titles as Introduced Reforms to Encourage VA Meaningful Progress Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3185ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3185ih.xml 2017-07-11 Referred to the House 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.