H.R. 554

Summary

H.R. 554, the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Robert Wittman (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 554 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

114 HR 554 IH: Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 554  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Mr. Wittman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act  .
2.
Evaluation of fee-basis care provided by Department of Veterans Affairs
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to determine the most intensively used specialized care programs of the Department and to ensure such programs are maintained as centers of excellence.
3.
Evaluation of implementation of VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the implementation by the Secretary of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act (title IV of  Public Law 114–41 ).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Robert Wittman (R) sponsors H.R. 554 alone.

Robert Wittman

Rep. · R–VA-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 554 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Referred to · Feb 20, 2025 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 554 has taken 3 actions since Jan 16, 2025, the latest on Feb 20, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 554 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 554 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act — Display Title
• Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 554 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 554 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 554’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 554 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Veterans' medical care.

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