Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act of 1995
Latest action. Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act of 1995 - Reduces from 90 to 45 days the required period of prior congressional notification after which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may implement an administrative reorganization within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Repeals a Federal provision which prohibits, with an exception, the Secretary from entering into a contract under which an activity at a Department health care facility currently performed by Federal employees is converted to one performed by employees of a Federal contractor. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with non-Department health care facilities and providers for the sharing of all health-care resources (currently, only specialized medical resources).
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 15, 1995. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
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The record's latest action, on February 21, 1996: Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
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In the 104th Congress (1995-96), 333 of the 6,806 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
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Who is behind it?
DAVE WELDON (R-FL) introduced it on December 15, 1995, and 11 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 5 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 15, 1995, 11228 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 11160 days ago, on February 21, 1996.
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Vote history
- HouseExecutive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action