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HR 4894 111th Congress House

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.

Introduced: April 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMilitary medicineVeterans' medical care
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in such Act or amendments made by such Act shall be construed to affect: (1) any authority under title 38 of the United States Code (veterans' benefits); (2) any authority under chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code (medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services); or (3) any health care or health care benefits program provided under the TRICARE program or by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Declares that the term "minimum essential coverage" includes coverage provided to members of the uniformed services and eligibility for health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 11
Djou, Charles
· Jun 28, 2010
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 20, 2010
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 15, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 13, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· Apr 13, 2010
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 13, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 25, 2010
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 20, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 20, 2010
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 20, 2010
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 20, 2010
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4894: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4894/
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"H.R. 4894: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4894/.
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H.R. 4894, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4894/.
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