H.R. 592 · 118th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act

Introduced on Jan 27, 2023 by Mike Bost (R-IL-12). 25 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 19, 2023): Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 27, 2023
Cosponsors
25
9 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out certain activities under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Digital media
  • Health information and medical records
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mike BostR-IL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 9

Republicans · 16

Roll calls

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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. Jan 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Feb 16, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  5. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  6. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Oracle Corporation10 reports
    $9.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORACLE AMERICA, INC$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  3. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  4. Fleet Reserve Association5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  5. InterSystems5 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  6. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.