117-hr-5754117th CongressWALLET

Patient Advocate Tracker Act

Sponsored By: Representative McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]

Became Law

Summary

Creates a VA-wide electronic system for veterans to file and track health care complaints. The VA Director must set up an IT system within 18 months that lets a veteran or their designated representative submit a complaint online and view its status at any time, including interim and final actions taken. Each complaint must go to the appropriate patient advocate. The law does not authorize new funding or add remedies beyond the filing and tracking capability.

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Online complaint tracker for VA patients

The law requires VA to launch an online system within 18 months after enactment. Veterans and their designated representatives can file VA health care complaints to the appropriate patient advocate. You can check the complaint status at any time. The system shows steps taken, including interim and final actions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]

MI • R

Cosponsors

Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/28/2021
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/28/2021
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2021
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/28/2021
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/1/2021
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Sponsored 11/3/2021
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/4/2021
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/4/2021
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/9/2021
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/12/2021
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 11/15/2021
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/15/2021
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 11/15/2021
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/15/2021
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 11/16/2021
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/18/2021
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/18/2021
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/30/2021
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/30/2021
Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
CA • R
Sponsored 12/1/2021
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2021
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/7/2021
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/7/2021
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2021
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 12/9/2021
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/13/2021
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 12/13/2021
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 12/14/2021
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 12/16/2021
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
OH • R
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
OK • R
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/13/2022
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/13/2022
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/19/2022
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/20/2022
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2022
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
MN • R
Sponsored 2/2/2022
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/2/2022
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2022
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/3/2022
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/1/2022
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/1/2022
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/1/2022
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2022
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/8/2022
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/11/2022
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/28/2022
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/29/2022
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]
SC • R
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/6/2022
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
WI • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/7/2022
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/11/2022
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 4/11/2022
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/11/2022
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/11/2022
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/11/2022
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/14/2022
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 4/14/2022
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2022
Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
TN • R
Sponsored 4/14/2022
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/21/2022
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 4/21/2022
Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 4/21/2022
Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 4/28/2022
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/28/2022
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
ND • R
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2022
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/11/2022
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/13/2022
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2022
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2022
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/13/2022
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/16/2022
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
LA • R
Sponsored 5/16/2022
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/17/2022

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