Town Halls for Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-3114
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health personnel

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Town Halls for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans at each of its medical centers. The meetings must include (1) the director (or director's designee) of the medical center, (2) the director (or director's designee) of the Veterans Integrated Service Network the medical center is located in, and (3) other VA employees the VA determines are appropriate.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2023 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans to meet with appropriate employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs at each medical center of the Department.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Town Halls for Veterans Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs town hall meetings at medical centers The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans at each medical center of the Department. Each such meeting shall include the director of the medical center, or the director’s designee, and the director of the Veterans Integrated Service Network in which the medical center is located, or the director’s designee, and other appropriate employees of the Department, as determined by the Secretary.