Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act
USA115th CongressHR-5418| House
| Updated: 8/1/2018
Jack Bergman
Republican Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (4)
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor, and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase. The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-693.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4257-4258)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5418.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4257)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4257)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesPublic contracts and procurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care
Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act
USA115th CongressHR-5418| House
| Updated: 8/1/2018
Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor, and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase. The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions about including items on the formulary has relevant medical expertise, and (2) provide Congress with periodic lists of such individuals and their medical expertise listed by categories of formulary items.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-693.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4257-4258)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5418.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4257)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4257)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Jack Bergman
Republican Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (4)
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesPublic contracts and procurementSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care