3.0.0 501 2023-01-11T13:34:24Z 2023-01-11T13:34:24Z House HR 2017-01-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 501.Congress has the power toenact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation isprovided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H473]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2017-09-26T15:24:40Z Referred to 2017-02-03T19:16:58Z Referred to 2017-01-12T15:06:40Z 2017-09-26 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-02-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 N W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2017-01-12 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2017-10-11 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2017-11-08 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2018-03-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Surgery and anesthesia Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-01-12 Introduced in House 2017-02-08T16:39:32Z VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on:

  • the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and
  • the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery.

The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

]]> VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 Display Title VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr501ih/xml/BILLS-115hr501ih.xml 2017-09-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.