HR 1507 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Ask Veterans Act

Introduced Mar 10, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Beto O'Rourke D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 27, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 10, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ask Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility.

Those surveys shall include questions relating to:

  • a veteran's ability to obtain hospital care and medical services at the facility in a timely manner,
  • the time between the date the veteran requests an appointment and the date the appointment is scheduled,
  • the frequency with which scheduled appointments are canceled, and
  • the quality of hospital care or medical services received.

The VA shall make the results of the surveys publicly available on the VA's Internet website.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 10, 2017
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CARaul RuizOriginalMar 10, 2017
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalMar 10, 2017
R-SCTom RiceOriginalMar 10, 2017
R-NJThomas MacArthurMar 15, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2758SOS ActRelated billMay 26, 2017

Subjects

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  1. Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House

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