SCHEDULES Act of 2024
Latest action · Feb 21, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2024 or the SCHEDULES Act of 2024
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a standard for timing between the date on which a referral for VA care is entered into the VA's system and the date on which an appointment for care occurs, whether at a VA facility or through care in the community.
The VA must publish the standard in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible VA website. Additionally, the VA must submit a report at least quarterly on the number and percentage of referrals that meet the new timing standard.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Jan 30, 2024 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Dec 19, 2024 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 30, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 21, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 30, 2024Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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. 170, no. 17, January 30, 2024, page H316.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3598 | SCHEDULES Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Jan 17, 2024 |
| S 4229 | SCHEDULES Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 26, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SCHEDULES Act of 2024
- Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2024Introduced 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.
