EHR Program RESET Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 29, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electronic Health Record Program Restructure, Enhance, Strengthen, and Empower Technology Act of 2023 or the EHR Program RESET Act of 2023
This bill establishes within the Veterans Health Administration a program to modernize the electronic health record and other relevant health information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill also establishes the Electronic Health Record and Health Information Technology Modernization Program Management Office and a position of Deputy Chief Information Officer for Electronic Health Record and Health Information Technology to implement the program.
The VA must exceed or meet certain standards at its facilities that are using the Oracle Cerner product before it may initiate new deployments of the product.
The bill requires additional information to be included in the quarterly updates on the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, such as data on retention, morale, and turnover at sites using the new electronic health record.
Within 275 days after the enactment of this bill, the VA must terminate all of its contracts with Oracle Cerner for training and change management related to electronic health record modernization and cease to issue task orders for such activities from Oracle Cerner or its subcontractors.
The VA must designate one senior official (GS-15 or higher) as the lead negotiator on all current and future contracts relating to the new electronic health record.
The Chief Acquisition Officer of the VA must contract with an entity to independently verify and validate the modernization efforts of certain VA programs (e.g., the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program).
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2023 to Apr 30, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Apr 24, 2023 |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Dec 4, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Dec 4, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Apr 30, 2024 |
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 Apr 24, 2023 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jun 29, 2023 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 24, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Apr 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2023Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H6068 | Mark Takano D-CA | Nov 18, 2024 |
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. 169, no. 68, April 24, 2023, page H1915.
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. 118-604 | PROMOTING SAFETY, INNOVATION, AND COMPETITIVENESS IN U.S. COMMERCIAL HUMAN SPACE ACTIVITIES100 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Oct 18, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1125 | EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jul 12, 2023 |
| HR 1659 | Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jul 19, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize an electronic health record modernization program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and increase oversight and accountability of the program to better serve veterans, medical professionals of the Department, and taxpayers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- EHR Program RESET Act of 2023
- Electronic Health Record Program Restructure, Enhance, Strengthen, and Empower Technology Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Census and government statistics
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2023Introduced 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.
