# 114-hr-5343: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016

114-hr-5343, VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5343
- Congress: 114
- Title: VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on: the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery. The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5228: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Traverse City, Michigan, as the "Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic".
- 114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act
- 114-hr-5028: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office Building…
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5343 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5343)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5228: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clin…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5228)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-5028: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5028)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4470)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5343 (as of 2025-11-18).