S. 1266: Enhancing Veteran Care Act
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S. 1266: Enhancing Veteran Care Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Signed by President.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 661 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S1266 (2017-12-06), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Enhancing Veteran Care Act
Plain summary
Enhancing Veteran Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with a nonprofit organization that accredits health care organizations and programs in the United States to investigate a VA medical center to assess and report deficiencies of the center's facilities. The VA shall delegate such authority to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) in which the medical center is located or to the director of such medical center. Before entering into a contract, a VISN director or a medical center director shall notify the VA, the VA Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office in order to coordinate an investigation conducted pursuant to such contract with any other ongoing investigations.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 3 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
James Lankford (R-OK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 661 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S1266 (2017-12-06): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1266.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1266 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115