3.0.0 5724 2022-02-08T23:40:19Z 2022-02-08T23:40:19Z House HR 2020-01-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EMMER:H.R. 5724.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H747]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-07T16:01:44Z Referred to 2020-01-30T14:01:10Z 2020-02-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Intergovernmental relations Mental health Performance measurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-01-30 Introduced in House 2020-06-30T16:25:43Z Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quantifiable objectives and performance measures to assess the effects of the provision of same-day services on the access of veterans to medical care and mental health services.

The VA must report on the developed objectives and performances measures and provide recommendations for the reduction of veteran suicide rates and the implementation of same-day services throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

Finally, the VA must conduct an annual assessment of each VA medical center and community-based outpatient clinic and make such assessments publicly available on a VA website.

]]> Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act Display Title Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop objectives and performance measures for provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of same-day services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5724ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5724ih.xml 2020-02-07 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.