H.R. 4591 · 117th Congress

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021

Introduced on Jul 21, 2021 by Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). 11 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-154.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-154
Introduced
Jul 21, 2021
Cosponsors
11
3 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Performance measurement
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jun 23, 2022). Public domain.

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly on (1) the costs of its Electronic Health Record Modernization Program, including by describing all expenses driven by the program; and (2) the performance metrics and outcomes of the program.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank J. MrvanD-IN-1Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 21, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Sep 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
  5. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
  6. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6279)
  10. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4591.
  11. Nov 16, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6278)
  12. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6278)
  13. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Nov 16, 2021 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  15. Nov 17, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  16. May 26, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. May 26, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. May 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  19. May 26, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2737)
  20. May 31, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  21. Jun 22, 2022Presented to President.
  22. Jun 22, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  23. Jun 23, 2022Signed by President.
  24. Jun 23, 2022Signed by President.
  25. Jun 23, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-154.
  26. Jun 23, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-154.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.