Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 7, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out in at least one Veterans Integrated Services Network a pilot program for at least a 12-month period during which veterans enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system will use a portable medical records storage system to store and share with VA health care providers and community health care providers records of their individual medical histories.
The VA shall seek to enter into a contract, using competitive procedures, with an appropriate entity to furnish such storage system.
The bill specifies system requirements, including: (1) the capability to store at least four gigabytes of electronic health records on a physical device no larger than a credit card, and (2) the capability to be used by substantially all electronic health records systems certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on or before January 1, 2017.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2017 to Jun 5, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 27, 2017 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 30, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | May 15, 2018 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jun 5, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2017 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 27, 2017Hearings Mar 7, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 127, July 27, 2017, page H6519.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-49 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3497, H.R. 4245, A DRAFT BILL REGARDING PURCHASE CARD MISUSE, AND A DRAFT BILL REGARDING THE MEDICAL SURGICAL PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM38 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 7, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program establishing a secure, patient-centered, portable medical records system, that would allow veterans to have access to their Personal Health Information, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House
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