{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-554","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":554,"title":"Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-16","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000804","fullName":"Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-20","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Health care quality","Health facilities and institutions","Hospital care","Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care","Performance measurement","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-20","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Veteran's Choice Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence. The bill also requires the VA to submit an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.</p>","updateDate":"2025-10-09T00:11:26Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":510,"ts":"2026-04-15T13:11:07.324Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Veteran%E2%80%99s%20Choice%20Accountability%20Act"}]}}