Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
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Summary
Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out in at least one Veterans Integrated Services Network a pilot program for at least a 12-month period during which veterans enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system will use a portable medical records storage system to store and share with VA health care providers and community health care providers records of their individual medical histories. The VA shall seek to enter into a contract, using competitive procedures, with an appropriate entity to furnish such storage system. The bill specifies system requirements, including: (1) the capability to store at least four gigabytes of electronic health records on a physical device no larger than a credit card, and (2) the capability to be used by substantially all electronic health records systems certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on or before January 1, 2017.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 9/18/2017
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/27/2017
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/5/2017
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/5/2017
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/7/2017
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WV • R
Sponsored 9/7/2017
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/7/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 9/7/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
WALTER JONES
NC • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 9/12/2017
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
AR • R
Sponsored 9/18/2017
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/21/2017
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/4/2017
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/5/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2017
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/5/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/18/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
NM • R
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/19/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/31/2017
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2017
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/16/2017
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2018
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 2/5/2018
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/13/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]
GA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 6/5/2018
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