H.R. 1319 · 114th Congress
Ask Veterans Act
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O’RourkeSponsor18 cosponsors · 10 D, 8 R
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Brownley
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Cook
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Jones
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Jolly
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Kirkpatrick
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Pearce
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Ruiz
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Sinema
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Swalwell
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Titus
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Yoho
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Gabbard
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Kuster
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Walz
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Walorski
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Rice12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 2015
Ask Veterans Act
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility.
Requires those surveys to include questions relating to:
- a veteran's ability to obtain hospital care and medical services at the facility in a timely manner,
- the time between the date the veteran requests an appointment and the date the appointment is scheduled,
- the frequency with which scheduled appointments are cancelled, and
- the quality of hospital care or medical services received.
Directs the Secretary to make the results of the surveys publicly available on the VA's Internet website.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ask Veterans Act
Latest action (Nov 17, 2015): Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 4, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.