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| https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=005EB0DA-7F44-4906-85CC-1537B115061F | U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Passes Bill Strengthening Veterans Health Care with Key Heller Provisions | 2017-11-29 | 2017 | 2017-11 | Republican | House | NV | Dean Heller | H001041 | www.heller.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) announced today that the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed legislation that includes three key provisions he authored to aid veterans in need of transplants, increase accountability for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee bonuses, and bring medical scribes into the VA system. The three Heller provisions were approved by the committee as part of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill that streamlines and strengthens veterans’ health care at the VA and in the community to ensure efficient, timely, and quality care. Specifically, the legislation includes Heller’s VA Bonus Transparency Act, the VA Transplant Coverage Act, and the Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the VA Act. “Nevada’s 300,000 military veterans deserve the world-class medical care and support that they have rightfully earned as a result of their selfless service to this country, and that’s why I’m pleased the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee today passed the Caring for Our Veterans Act,” said Heller, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “I thank Chairman Isakson for his leadership on this bill, and for including my proposals to boost accountability for taxpayer-funded employee bonuses, aid veterans in need of transplants, and bring medical scribes into the VA system. As the senior U.S. Senator from Nevada, one of my top priorities is to ensure that our nation upholds its solemn responsibility to care for those who put their lives on the line. I look forward to advancing this legislation through Congress and will work to have them signed into law as soon as possible.” During the Committee’s mark-up hearing today, Heller also urged action on his recently-introduced VA Provider Accountability Act, a bipartisan bill he authored with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that stops the VA from hiding medical mistakes made by VA providers. You can watch his remarks here or by clicking the image below. [Click here or on the image above] Background: VA Bonus Transparency Act - The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually report on the bonuses awarded to critical positions within the VA, including VA Regional Office (VARO) directors, VA hospital directors, and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) directors. VA Transplant Coverage Act – The Veterans Transplant Coverage Act would authorize the VA to cover transplants from live donors to a veteran regardless of whether the donor is a veteran. It also ensures that this coverage will apply to operations at VA and non-VA facilities. Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the VA Act – This legislation establishes a pilot program for the VA to enter into a contract to hire medical scribes so that doctors spend less time entering medical data and more time with their veteran patients. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |