Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers.
After any investigation or trial concludes, the VA must also report on the events involving deaths that occurred at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the actions the VA has taken to prevent any similar reoccurrence.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3147 | Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Dec 4, 2020 |
| HR 5616 | Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020 | Related bill | Feb 7, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Employee performance
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
- West Virginia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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