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- H.R.5726
H.R.5726: Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act
About This Bill
- Introduced July 11, 2016
- Latest Major Action Aug. 11, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority. The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year: the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Aug. 11, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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| July 14, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 11, 2016 |
Referred to House Armed Services
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| July 11, 2016 |
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
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| July 11, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) |