Patient Advocate Tracker Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-175.
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.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2022
- Passed SenateSep 8, 2022
- To the PresidentSep 15, 2022
- Became lawSep 16, 2022Public Law 117-175
Summary
Patient Advocate Tracker Act
This act requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to establish an information technology system that allows veterans or their representatives to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 202 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed411–1 | May 17, 2022 |
Cosponsors 122
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2021 to May 17, 2022; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Oct 27, 2021 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | May 13, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 13, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 16, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | May 17, 2022 |
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 Oct 27, 2021Markup Apr 6, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2021Hearings Mar 16, 2022Discharged Apr 6, 2022 | |
| Technology Modernization Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2021Discharged Apr 6, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2022Discharged Sep 8, 2022 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2022Signed by President.
- Sep 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-175.
- Sep 15, 2022Presented to President.
- Sep 8, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 8, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4519-4520)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4519, S4520 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Sep 8, 2022 |
| House | Recorded votes H5082enactLists H5083Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5754, Patient Advocate Tracker Act | — | May 17, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4997Text printed H4997 | David J. Trone D-MD, Mike Bost R-IL | May 16, 2022 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 13, 2022H.R. 5754, Patient Advocate Tracker ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 6, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 189, October 27, 2021, page H5959.
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47396 | Health Care Provisions of the Budget Reconciliation Measure P.L. 117-169 | Report | Jan 24, 2023 |
| R47105 | Taxing Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: Federal- and State-Level Tax Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Report | May 16, 2022 |
| R47056 | Build Back Better Act (BBBA) Health Coverage Provisions: House-Passed and SenateReleased Language | Report | Mar 30, 2022 |
| R46789 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 117th Congress, First Session | Report | Feb 15, 2022 |
| R45046 | Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3304 | Patient Advocate Tracker Act | Identical bill | Dec 2, 2021 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Patient Advocate Tracker 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
- May 18, 2022Referred in Senate
- May 17, 2022Engrossed in House
- Oct 27, 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.
