VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Summary
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Last action Jul 28, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jul 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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