3.0.0 5418 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z House HR 2018-03-29 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 53 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 5418.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H3052]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2018-08-01T18:30:02Z Referred to 2018-05-22T19:33:59Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Discharged from 2018-05-08T17:04:04Z Referred to 2018-03-29T14:50:44Z Reported by 2018-05-21T18:55:28Z Markup by 2018-05-08T14:29:28Z Referred to 2018-03-29T13:31:05Z H. Rept. 115-693 Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act 115 3737 S 2018-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2018-08-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616. Committee 2018-05-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-05-21 16:04:15 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-05-21 16:04:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4257) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-05-21 16:04:14 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4257) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-21 15:58:26 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5418. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-21 15:58:22 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4257-4258) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-05-21 15:58:07 Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-05-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00536 2018-05-21 Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-693. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-05-21 Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-693. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-05-08 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged. Committee 2018-05-08 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2018-05-08 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-03-29 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2018-03-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 N P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2018-03-29 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2018-03-29 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2018-03-29 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2018-05-15 False 2018-05-15T15:53:20Z H.R. 5418, Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53875 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2018 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Public contracts and procurement Surgery and anesthesia Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-03-29 Introduced in House 2018-05-23T21:26:34Z Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor; and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing, or purchasing from, the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase.

The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.

]]> 36 2018-05-21 Passed House amended 2018-05-24T20:05:02Z Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor, and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase.

The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.

]]> Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act Display Title Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program using multiple prime vendors. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act Short Titles as Reported to House Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act H House Referred in Senate 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5418rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr5418rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5418eh/xml/BILLS-115hr5418eh.xml Reported in House 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5418rh/xml/BILLS-115hr5418rh.xml Introduced in House 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5418ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5418ih.xml 2018-08-01 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616. 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.