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H.R. 554
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 554, the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Robert Wittman (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Record
Text
H.R. 554 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.
hb554/introduced-in-house.txt114 HR 554 IH: Veteran’s Choice Accountability ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-01-16text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 554 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILLTo improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act .2.Evaluation of fee-basis care provided by Department of Veterans AffairsThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to determine the most intensively used specialized care programs of the Department and to ensure such programs are maintained as centers of excellence.3.Evaluation of implementation of VA Budget and Choice Improvement ActNot later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the implementation by the Secretary of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act (title IV of Public Law 114–41 ).
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-01-16
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025
hb554/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (01/16/2025)
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Wittman (R) sponsors H.R. 554 alone.
Committees
H.R. 554 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.
Actions
H.R. 554 has taken 3 actions since Jan 16, 2025, the latest on Feb 20, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 20, 2025 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee | ||
Jan 16, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jan 16, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee |
Votes
H.R. 554 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 554 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act — Display Title
- Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 554 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Veterans.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 1 | 6 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JON RETZER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NAOMI MATHIS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| PETER DICKINSON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SHAMALA CAPIZZI | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JOSEPH LEMAY | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| SHANE LIERMANN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JOY ILEM | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| KEVIN MILLER | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MARQUIS BAREFIELD | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2026 first_quarter | $175.9K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2025 fourth_quarter | $161.3K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2026 second_quarter | $149.2K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2025 third_quarter | $141.4K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2025 second_quarter | $141.4K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | 2025 first_quarter | $141.4K | 1st Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 554 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 554’s is Armed Forces and National Security.
hr554/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
H.R. 554 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Veterans' medical care.
hr554/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com