Patient Advocate Tracker Act became law 324 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedOct 27, 2021
ReportedApr 6, 2022
Passed one chamberMay 17, 2022
Passed bothSep 8, 2022
LawSep 16, 2022
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 46 words.
Patient Advocate Tracker Act This act requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to establish an information technology system that allows veterans or their representatives to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 53 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 341 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesComputers and information technologyDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2022: Became Public Law No: 117-175.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 117th S. 3304 Patient Advocate Tracker Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]