# 114-hr-3978: Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act

114-hr-3978, Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3978
- Congress: 114
- Title: Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act This bill establishes in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of the Ombudsman, which shall: investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of patients receiving medical care or hospital services at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility (covered patients) that relate to action, inaction, or decisions made by VA employees that may adversely affect such patients; assist covered patients in finding patient advocates, veterans service organizations, or other similar entities to advocate for their health, safety, welfare, and rights; ensure that covered patients have regular and timely access to Office services; administer the reporting system provided for by this Act; and provide training to local ombudsmen and volunteers. The Office shall establish a reporting system to collect and analyze complaint data in order to determine how to resolve significant VA medical facility problems. Each VA medical facility shall have a local ombudsman responsible for carrying out the duties of the Office at such location.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3978 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3978)

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- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Un…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5090)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3978 (as of 2025-11-18).