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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6207" measure-id="id114hr6207" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2016-09-28" update-date="2016-12-12">
<title>ACTivate Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr6207v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2016-12-12">
<action-date>2016-09-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>ACT to Improve VA Timing and Efficiency or the ACTivate Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) seek to award contracts to private entities to assist with scheduling and managing appointments for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) ensure that such private entity assistance augments the VA's scheduling and appointment process.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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