Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-5616| House
| Updated: 2/7/2020
David B. McKinley
Republican Representative
West Virginia
Cosponsors (4)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers. After any investigation or trial concludes, the VA must also report on the events involving deaths that occurred at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the actions the VA has taken to prevent any similar reoccurrence.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHospital careIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsVeterans' medical careWest Virginia
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-5616| House
| Updated: 2/7/2020
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers. After any investigation or trial concludes, the VA must also report on the events involving deaths that occurred at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the actions the VA has taken to prevent any similar reoccurrence.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
David B. McKinley
Republican Representative
West Virginia
Cosponsors (4)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHospital careIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsVeterans' medical careWest Virginia