To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes.
Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress annually on the access of women veterans to gender-specific medical care (mammograms, maternity care, and gynecological care) provided by contracting non-VA medical providers.
(Sec. 3) Each VA medical facility must report quarterly to the VA on the facility's compliance with the environment of care standards for women veterans, which are standards intended to protect the privacy, safety, and dignity of women veterans when they receive medical care. The VA must report to Congress with a plan to strengthen such standards.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1544)
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-685.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-685.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4265-4267)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4334.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 4265)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 4265)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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