The Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009, authored by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), was approved by The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

One can remember the case of Sergeant Carmelo Rodriguez, who died due to skin cancer, was misdiagnosed several times by military medical personnel. The bill will enable the family of Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez and others to hold military accountable for medical malpractice. Below is the official press release from house.gov site;

The full House Judiciary Committee is expected to take up the bill before the end of July. Earlier this year, the subcommittee held a legislative hearing on the bill. Hinchey testified before the subcommittee on the merits of the bill as did Sgt. Rodriguez's sister, Ivette, who highlighted the impact the tragedy has had on her family. The congressman first introduced the bill last year, and he reintroduced the measure in the current session of Congress in March.