3.0.0 2906 2023-01-11T13:42:29Z 2023-01-11T13:42:29Z Senate S 2018-05-22 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-22T21:01:46Z VA Provider Equity Act 115 1058 HR 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 115 1133 HR 2017-11-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act 115 3832 HR 2018-05-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 115 114 S 2017-08-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS Veterans Transplant Coverage Act 115 115 S 2017-07-11 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. Related bill CRS Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017 115 1319 S 2017-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act 115 2807 S 2018-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 115 1848 HR 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 115 2123 HR 2017-11-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017 115 4132 HR 2017-10-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 5674 HR 2018-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516. Related bill CRS Veteran PEER Act 115 5830 HR 2018-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VETS Act of 2017 115 925 S 2018-01-05 Held at the desk. 12:15:48 Related bill CRS Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act 115 1873 S 2018-01-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2372 S 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. Related bill CRS 2018-05-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-05-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-05-22 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-05-22 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2018-05-22 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-05-22 True D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2018-05-22 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-05-22 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-05-22 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-05-22 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-05-22 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-05-22 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-05-22 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-05-22 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2018-05-22 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-05-22 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-05-22 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-05-22 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-05-22 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-05-22 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-05-22 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-05-23 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-05-23 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2018-05-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations California Congressional oversight Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs District of Columbia Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Employee hiring Employee performance Federal officials Georgia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Hospital care Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Medicaid Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Ohio Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development South Carolina Student aid and college costs Surgery and anesthesia Tennessee Texas U.S. territories and protectorates User charges and fees Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care West Virginia Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-18T18:37:33Z VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or VA MISSION Act of 2018

This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care.

The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA care.

The VA may enter agreements with non-VA providers to furnish veterans with care that is otherwise not feasibly available.

The VA shall: (1) establish standards for VA health care quality and for non-VA care in areas of VA expertise, (2) prohibit rehiring previously-removed VA providers, (3) provide prompt payment to providers, and (4) establish opioid prescribing practices for non-VA providers.

The Veterans Choice Program is terminated after one year.

The bill establishes the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment.

The VA may: (1) provide care for the live donor of a transplant for a veteran, and (2) carry out a Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program and other actions to recruit health care professionals.

The VA family caregiver program is expanded.

The Office of Management and Budget shall review each enhanced-use facility lease.

The bill establishes pilot programs for medical scribes, mobile deployment teams for underserved facilities, and graduate medical education.

The bill extends VA pension reductions for Medicare-covered veterans in nursing homes.

]]> VA MISSION Act of 2018 Display Title VA MISSION Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to improve the recruitment of health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve construction by the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced VA MISSION Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2906is/xml/BILLS-115s2906is.xml 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the 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.