118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1037 — Department of Veterans Affairs EHRM Standardization and Accountability Act

“A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out certain activities under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system stability improvements.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced Mar 29, 2023

Last action Jul 12, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Mar 29, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Mar 29, 2023

Veterans' Affairs

Step 3

Committee

Jul 12, 2023

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from commencing an Electronic Health Record Modernization Program activity at a facility of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) until the VA certifies to Congress that the electronic health record system has met specified improvement objectives. The VA is prohibited from newly implementing the electronic health record system at a VHA facility until the VHA submits written certification to Congress that the staff and infrastructure of the facility are adequately prepared for the system.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 3 actions

Jul 12, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

Mar 29, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Mar 29, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.