# 114-hr-3234: VA Medical Center Recovery Act

114-hr-3234, VA Medical Center Recovery Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3234
- Congress: 114
- Title: VA Medical Center Recovery Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) an Office of Failing Medical Center Recovery, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Failing Medical Center Recovery to head the Office. The Office shall carry out the managerial and day-to-day operational control of each VA failing medical center. The VA shall: publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available VA website a compilation of key health metrics for each VA medical center; certify semiannually that each VA medical center ranked as "failing" is subject to managerial and day-to-day operational control by the Office; revoke the certification of a VA medical center as a failing medical center if it achieves a ranking of "satisfactory" or better for three consecutive fiscal quarters; submit to Congress a quarterly report on the Office, including actions taken by the Under Secretary regarding covered failing medical centers; and transfer each covered failing medical center from the direct control of the relevant Veterans Integrated Service Network to the direct control of the Under Secretary. The Inspector General of the VA shall prioritize investigations relating to covered failing medical centers, and the Office of Accountability Review shall prioritize investigations of whistle blower retaliation relating to such centers. Office employees shall be included in the VA education tuition reimbursement program.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6287: MOBILE Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6219: Unsecured Server Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- 114-hr-5942: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5734: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3234)

## Related
- [114-hr-6287: MOBILE Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6287)
- [114-hr-6219: Unsecured Server Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6219)
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5951)
- [114-hr-5942: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5942)
- [114-hr-5734: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5734)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3234 (as of 2025-11-18).