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Deborah Sampson Act

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 12, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Veterans

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Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act, as amended. I am proud to join my colleague, Representative Brownley of California, in support of this most important bill to improve the healthcare provided for America's more than 2 million women veterans.

I thank the chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health for including my bipartisan bill, Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act.

In 2016, the Government Accountability Office reported that the Veterans Health Administration had limited information on the VA medical centers' compliance with certain health standards for women veterans and access to gender-specific care provided by non-VA doctors.

In response, this legislation requires an annual report on the access of gender-specific services provided under community care contracts, including the average wait and driving times.

This bill is also directing the VA to establish a report on facilities' compliance with environment of care standards.

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Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 3224.

Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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