VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 23, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-154.
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 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2021
- Passed SenateMay 26, 2022
- To the PresidentJun 22, 2022
- Became lawJun 23, 2022Public Law 117-154
Summary
VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly on (1) the costs of its Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, including by describing all expenses driven by the program; and (2) the performance metrics and outcomes of the program.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2021 to Nov 2, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jul 21, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 2, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 21, 2021Markup Nov 4, 2021 |
| Technology Modernization Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2021Discharged Nov 4, 2021 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2021Discharged May 26, 2022 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Signed by President.
- Jun 23, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-154.
- Jun 22, 2022Presented to President.
- May 31, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 26, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2737)
- Nov 17, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 16, 2021Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6279)
- Nov 16, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4591.
- Nov 16, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6278)
- Nov 16, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2021The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 4, 2021Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
- Nov 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
- Jul 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5240 | Frank J. Mrvan D-IN | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2737 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | May 26, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6278, H6279Text printed H6278 | Frank J. Mrvan D-IN, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | Nov 16, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 128, July 21, 2021, page H3803.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48056 | Department of Veterans Affairs FY2024 Appropriations | Report | May 1, 2024 |
| R47423 | Department of Veterans Affairs FY2023 Appropriations | Report | Feb 14, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3341 | VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2021 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
- Short Titles as Enacted
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Performance measurement
- Veterans' medical care
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 17, 2021Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2021Engrossed in House
- Jul 21, 2021Introduced in House
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.
