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H.R. 1507 · 115th Congress

Ask Veterans Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

BOD O’RourkeSponsor
12 cosponsors · 8 D, 4 R
JBD Brownley GGD Green AKD Kuster TRR Rice RRD Ruiz KSD Sinema ESD Swalwell DTD Titus TWD Walz JWR Walorski TYR Yoho TMR MacArthur

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill directs the Department 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 10, 2017

Ask Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department 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.

Those surveys shall 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 canceled, and
  • the quality of hospital care or medical services received.

The VA shall 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 (Mar 27, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.