S-2995 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-12-05IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Senate
2019-12-05IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Joe Manchin III [D] (WV)
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Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
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  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Hospital care
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Prescription drugs
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Employee performance
  • West Virginia
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

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