3.0.0 5786 2022-02-09T00:41:26Z 2022-02-09T00:41:26Z House HR 2020-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLEGO:H.R. 5786.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H936]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-01T16:33:29Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-02T16:47:08Z Referred to 2020-02-06T15:01:50Z 2020-07-01 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2020-03-02 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 N J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-02-06 True L000588 Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] Conor Lamb D PA 17 2020-02-06 True J000302 Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] John Joyce R PA 13 2020-02-06 True G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2020-02-06 True T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2020-02-06 True Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2020-03-02 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-07-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-02-06 Introduced in House 2020-02-18T17:01:04Z VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information.

The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public.

The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website and must enter an agreement for the Inspector General of the VA (or other entity) to validate the audits. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office shall review the website to assess the VA's compliance and to provide recommendations on how to improve the website.

]]> VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act Display Title VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5786ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5786ih.xml 2020-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.