Ask Veterans Act
Latest action · Dec 3, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ask Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, of a statistically significant sample of veterans who reside in the geographic area served by each VA medical facility to determine the experiences of such veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at such facility.
Requires those surveys to include questions relating to:
- the veteran's ability to obtain hospital care and medical services at the facility in a timely manner,
- the time that expires between the date the veteran requests an appointment and the date on which the appointment is scheduled,
- the frequency with which scheduled appointments are cancelled, and
- the quality of hospital care or medical services the veteran receives.
Requires the non-government entity to consult with veterans service organizations in designing and conducting the surveys.
Prohibits the non-government entity from conducting a survey before the Comptroller General (GAO) certifies the survey as scientifically valid and the proposed sample size of veterans as statistically significant.
Directs the Secretary to make the results of the surveys publicly available on the VA's Internet website.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2014 to Sep 9, 2014, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 8, 2014 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
- Dec 3, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-645.
- Sep 10, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 10, 2014Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Mental health
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' medical care
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2014Reported in House
- Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
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