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HR 5754 United States House · 117th Congress

Patient Advocate Tracker Act

Summary
Patient Advocate Tracker Act This act requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to establish an information technology system that allows veterans or their representatives to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnhances patient access to advocates within VA healthcare system, enabling complaint tracking and status reviews per bill summary.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransCreates IT system for veterans to file healthcare complaints and track status, improving VA patient advocacy access and service quality.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Sep 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Sep 2022
Signed into Law
Sep 2022
Introduced Oct 27, 2021 Signed Sep 16, 2022
Floor votes · House May 17, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Sep 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Sep 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4519-4520)
upper
Sep 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Sep 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 18, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 1 (Roll no. 202).
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Nov 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
lower
Nov 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Oct 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 122 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lisa C. McClain
Lisa C. McClain
RRepublican
MI
9
Co
Photo of A. Drew Ferguson IV
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
GA
3
Co
Photo of Alexander X. Mooney
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
WV
2
Co
Photo of Andrew R. Garbarino
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
NY
2
Co
Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
Co
Photo of Andy Levin
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
MI
9
Co
Photo of Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
MD
4
Co
Photo of Barry Moore
Barry Moore
RRepublican
AL
1
Co
Photo of Ben Cline
Ben Cline
RRepublican
VA
6
Co
Photo of Bill Huizenga
Bill Huizenga
RRepublican
MI
4
Co
Photo of Bill Posey
Bill Posey
RRepublican
FL
8