Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2995| Senate
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Joe Manchin
Independent Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019 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.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 2019
USA116th CongressS-2995| Senate
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019 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.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Joe Manchin
Independent Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (1)
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