3.0.0 3558 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana:H.R. 3558.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H6578]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-28T21:13:38Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:00:31Z Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act 115 3874 HR 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 N M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2017-07-28 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-12-07 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-12-07 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-12-07 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-02-06 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2018-02-06 False F000464 Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] John Faso R NY J. 19 2018-03-05 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2018-03-05 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2018-05-07 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2018-09-06 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2018-11-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2018-07-13T20:07:03Z Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act

This bill instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to strengthen the environment and oversight of the care inspections process by:

  • expanding the list of requirements that facility staff inspect for compliance with the women's health handbook of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA),
  • ensuring that all patient care areas of VA medical facilities are inspected as required,
  • clarifying the roles and responsibilities of VA medical facility staff responsible for identifying and addressing compliance, and
  • establishing a process to verify that the noncompliance information reported by such facilities to the VHA central office is accurate and complete.

To improve care for women veterans, the VA shall monitor women veterans' access to sex-specific care services (mammography, maternity care, and gynecology) under community care contracts.

]]> Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act Display Title Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to inspections of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and improving care for women. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improve Access to Care for Our Female Veterans Act Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3558ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3558ih.xml 2017-07-28 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.