Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 24, 2015)
Integrated Electronic Health Records (iEHR) for Military and Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly carry out a program to award a cash prize ($50 million) and contract to an entity that develops a fully-integrated electronic health records program for national use by DOD and VA. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) widely advertise the prize competitions and announce each one in the Federal Register, and (2) create a joint panel to establish criteria for the program's development.
Requires the prize recipient to be awarded a contract with DOD and VA to provide the program, including maintenance and support, and to be compensated at $25 million per year for five years. Reverts to the federal government, after such period, any intellectual property developed under the contract.
Authorizes the Secretaries to require competition participants to waive claims against the federal government (except for willful conduct) arising from such participation. Requires participants to obtain liability insurance.
What just happenedAug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 24, 2015
- Aug 13, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Jun 11, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee - Jun 11, 2015Committee
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 7, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Mar 24, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House