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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 554.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H223]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Veteran's Choice Accountability Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence. The bill also requires the VA to submit an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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