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S 996 109th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Disabled Health Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' benefits Veterans' medical care

Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005

Introduced: May 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4939)
May 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the travel expenses of a veteran whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a non-service-connected disability at a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility if the treatment or care: (1) is provided upon the recommendation of Department medical personnel; and (2) is not available at the Department facility at which the recommendation is made.

Requires the Secretary, in calculating travel expenses under the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program, to utilize the current Federal mileage reimbursement rates for the use on official business of privately owned vehicles.

What's happening now May 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3147 Related bill Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 11, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 996: Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-996/
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