Enhancing Veteran Care Act
Latest action · Dec 20, 2017 Became Public Law No: 115-95.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2017
- To the PresidentDec 8, 2017
- Became lawDec 20, 2017Public Law 115-95
Summary
Enhancing Veteran Care Act
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with a nonprofit organization that accredits health care organizations and programs in the United States to investigate a VA medical center to assess and report deficiencies of the center's facilities.
The VA shall delegate such authority to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) in which the medical center is located or to the director of such medical center.
Before entering into a contract, a VISN director or a medical center director shall notify the VA, the VA Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office in order to coordinate an investigation conducted pursuant to such contract with any other ongoing investigations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 661 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed423–0 | Dec 6, 2017 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Sep 12, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 12, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 25, 2017Hearings Jul 11, 2017Discharged Nov 9, 2017 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2017Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2017Became Public Law No: 115-95.
- Dec 8, 2017Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9684-9685)
- Dec 6, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 661). (text: CR 12/5/2017 H9641-9642)
- Dec 6, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 5, 2017Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 5, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9641-9643)
- Dec 5, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1266.
- Dec 5, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 13, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 13, 2017Received in the House.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 9, 2017Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7166-7167)
- Nov 9, 2017Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7166-7167)
- Nov 9, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7166-7167)
- Jul 11, 2017Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8204 | James M. Inhofe R-OK | Dec 21, 2017 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1665Recorded votes H9685enact | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 6, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9641–H9643Text printed H9641 | Ann M. Kuster D-NH, David P. Roe R-TN, Mark Takano D-CA, Markwayne Mullin R-OK | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7166Text printed S7166 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 9, 2017 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-320 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION187 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 11, 2017 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33461 | Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal | Report | Sep 17, 2021 |
| IF10868 | FY2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview Archived | Resource | Apr 5, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Short Title
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 13, 2017Referred in House
- Nov 9, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
