A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress reports on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
Joe Manchin
Sponsor. Senior Senator for West Virginia. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 4, 2020
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 4, 2020.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: monday, november 16, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Nov 15, 2020
“Correa Votes To Pass Five Bipartisan Veteran Bills To Help America’s Heroes”
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Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA46]
on Nov 16, 2020
“the weekly leader: friday, november 13, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Nov 14, 2020
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 5616: Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2020
Introduced on Jan 15, 2020. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2995: Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019
Introduced on Dec 5, 2019. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
History
S. 3147 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3147. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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