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H.R. 4486: Survey Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act

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H.R. 4486: Survey Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-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 Health. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Survey Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act

Plain summary

Survey Our Servicemembers Act or the SOS Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced nongovernment entity to conduct an annual survey to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility. Such surveys must be conducted over a five-year period and must include questions related to the experiences of veterans in seeking care at both VA and non-VA facilities. The VA shall make the survey results publicly available on its website.

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Official text

Survey Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4486 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117