The House of Representatives wants a March 1 deadline for the Veterans Affairs Department to improve how it tracks sexual assaults in its hospitals and clinics.

Acting in response to a June report from a congressional watchdog agency that found two-thirds of rapes at VA facilities were never reported to headquarters, the House on Tuesday passed by voice vote a bill ordering the centralized collection of reports of sexual assaults or other safety incidents at VA medical facilities.

Any allegation, whether confirmed or not, would have to be reported and investigated under the bill, HR 2075, which will not be binding unless it also passes the Senate.