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H.R. 5786: VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

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H.R. 5786: VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

Plain 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 and must enter an agreement for the Inspector General of the VA (or other entity) to validate the audits. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office shall review the website to assess the VA's compliance and to provide recommendations on how to improve the website.

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Official text

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] · 7 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr5786 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116