3.0.0 765 2023-01-11T13:46:55Z 2023-01-11T13:46:55Z House HR 2021-02-03 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LESKO:H.R. 765.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H325]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-16T19:25:23Z Referred to 2021-02-03T18:02:45Z 2021-03-16 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 N L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2021-02-03 True L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 2021-02-03 True H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2021-02-03 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Mental health Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-02-03 Introduced in House 2021-03-04T17:37:32Z VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

This bill requires the directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the VA and Congress an annual fact sheet containing specified information about their facility of jurisdiction (e.g., the number of veterans treated at the facility) and a quarterly fact sheet containing the average wait time for veterans to receive treatment at the facility.

The required fact sheets must be made publicly available in physical form at each medical facility and in an electronic form on the facility's website.

]]> VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act Display Title VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To require directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit annual fact sheets to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the status of such facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr765ih/xml/BILLS-117hr765ih.xml 2021-03-16 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.