Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019 became law 351 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedDec 19, 2019
Reported—
Passed one chamberDec 19, 2019
Passed bothNov 16, 2020
LawDec 4, 2020
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 90 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 212 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,728 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performance +16 more
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2020: Became Public Law No: 116-212.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 116th S. 2995 Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019 D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th H.R. 5616 Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]