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H.R. 3874: Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act

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H.R. 3874: Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act

Plain summary

Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of VA medical facilities. The VA shall periodically update its Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics handbook to reflect current policies and clarify the responsibilities of VA leasing project personnel. The VA shall: (1) strengthen its medical facility inspection process; and (2) monitor women veterans' access to gender-specific care services under community care contracts, including appointment scheduling and completion times. The VA shall: (1) clarify measures for medical appointment wait times in a manner that reduces the likelihood of misinterpretation, (2) ensure that "patient indicated date" (the earliest date the patient needs to be seen) is clearly defined for purposes of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) scheduling and related training documents, (3) improve recruitment and retention of scheduling staff and require facilities to routinely assess scheduling and resource needs, and (4) improve telephone access at its medical facilities. The VA shall conduct evaluations of the VHA's organizational structure and the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas).

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Official text

Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3874 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115