# 117-hr-7277: Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022

117-hr-7277, Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); 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: 117-hr-7277
- Congress: 117
- Title: Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-03-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Oversight of the Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022 This bill requires the Veterans Health Administration to carry out a plan to improve the methods by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) identifies health care providers that are not eligible to participate in the Veterans Community Care Program. The VA must certify to Congress it has implemented the plan not later than December 31, 2022.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7277 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7277)

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