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HR 3948 109th Congress House

Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary trav… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: November 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Access to health careCongressCongressional allowancesCongressional travel
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Eliminates a $3 per round-trip deductible charged by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in connection with the veterans beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for beneficiaries providing transportation for veterans to obtain medical care).

Directs the Secretary, in determining the amount of such allowance or reimbursement, to use the House of Representatives mileage reimbursement rate.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4025 Related bill Disabled Veterans Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 21, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 17, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Nov 17, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 3, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Nov 3, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3948: Veterans Access to Health Care Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3948/
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"H.R. 3948: Veterans Access to Health Care Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3948/.
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H.R. 3948, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3948/.
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