S. 2063: Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

Plain summary

Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress: (1) certain documents concerning the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program; (2) quarterly updates of certain documents until the program is completed; (3) a copy of any contract, order, or agreement under the program within 5 days after it is awarded; and (4) a notice within 10 days after the occurrence of specified events regarding the program, including milestone delays, change requests, protest submissions, data losses, or breaches of patient privacy. The Electronic Health Record Modernization Program means VA activities, contracts, or agreements to procure or implement an electronic health or medical record system to replace any or all of the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture, the Computerized Patient Record System, the Joint Legacy Viewer, or the Enterprise Health Management Platform.

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Official text

Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 2 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2063.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2063 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115