VA MAINTAINING INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND STRENGTHENING INTEGRATED OUTSIDE NETWORKS (VA MISSION) ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 2372), S2761, S2762, S2776 [17MY], S2797, S2798, S2799 [21MY], S2837, S2838 [22MY]

——— consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 7193), H9742 [29NO]

Enact (S. 2372): consideration (see H. Res. 891), H3975 [15MY]

——— correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 121), H4138 [16MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 2372), S2761 [17MY], S2815 [22MY]

Letters

Funding: several veterans and military organizations, S4362 [25JN]

Provisions: Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E683 [18MY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), E683 [18MY]

——— several organizations, H4040 [16MY]

Motions

Enact (S. 2372), S2761 [17MY], S2865 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities, H4044 [16MY]

——— carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in medical centers, H3996 [16MY]

——— Center for Innovation for Care and Payment funding, E804 [8JN]

——— clarify role of podiatrists, H4042 [16MY]

——— enter into memorandum of understanding with a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which departmental health care providers shall query such network, H4044 [16MY]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, H3913 [10MY], H3994, H3996, H3998, H4005, H4014–H4046 [16MY], H4236 [18MY], H9536 [15NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H9536 [15NO]

——— improve Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, H4045 [16MY]

Enact (S. 2372), H3913 [10MY], H4014–H4046 [16MY], H4236 [18MY], H4861 [7JN], H9536 [15NO], E694, E695 [21MY], E804 [8JN]

——— consideration (H. Res. 891), H3991–H4007 [16MY]

——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), H4058 [16MY]

Funding, H4866 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): accomplishments, S7834 [19DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S3283 [7JN], S6785 [11OC], S7073–S7076 [26NO], S7405 [11DE]

——— legislative accomplishments relative to veterans’ care and services, S6781 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements, S2825 [22MY]

——— clarify that tribal health providers funded by the Indian Health Service are inclueded in VA Choice Program, S2862 [23MY]

——— establish a commission to make recommendations on modernization or realignment of health facilities, improve construction and management leases, and amend and fund the Veterans Choice Program, S2823 [22MY]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S2761, S2764, S2765 [17MY], S2781 [21MY], S2801, S2806–S2809, S2812, S2823–S2827 [22MY], S2843, S2857–S2862, S2864–S2866, S2871 [23MY], S2894, S2909, S2911–S2913 [24MY], S3002, S3003 [6JN], S5118–S5122 [23JY]

——— expand and strengthen VA caregiver programs, S2816 [22MY]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care, S2807 [22MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S2807 [22MY]

Enact (S. 2372), S3002, S3003 [6JN], S5118–S5122 [23JY]

——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), S2882 [23MY]

——— House amendment, S2761, S2764, S2765 [17MY], S2781 [21MY], S2801, S2806–S2809, S2812, S2815–S2821, S2823–S2827 [22MY], S2843, S2857–S2862, S2864–S2866, S2871 [23MY], S2894, S2909, S2911–S2913 [24MY]

Funding, S4015 [19JN], S4273 [20JN], S4362 [25JN]

Heller, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7535–S7537 [13DE]

Implementation, S7216 [29NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of S. 2372, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 891) (H. Rept. 115–677), H3975 [15MY]

Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5674) (H. Rept. 115–671), H3934 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 121, correction in enrollment of S. 2372, provisions, H4058 [16MY]

H. Res. 891, consideration of S. 2372, provisions, H3991 [16MY]

S. 2372, provisions, H4015–H4038 [16MY]