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HR 2001 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Veterans' medical care

VETS Act of 2013

Introduced: May 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2013 or VETS Act of 2013 - Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who is a licensed professional to practice at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether such professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the federal government.

What's happening now May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 22 Republican 5
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 10, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 24, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 18, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jun 12, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 9, 2014
Loebsack, David
· May 28, 2014
Fortenberry, Jeff
· May 7, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 7, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 27, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Mar 27, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 5, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2014
Gerlach, Jim
· Jan 14, 2014
SERRANO, JOSE
· Dec 5, 2013
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 21, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 18, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 29, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 29, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 29, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 29, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Oct 16, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 16, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 3, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 3, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 3, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 3, 2013
Broun, Paul
· May 15, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· May 15, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 15, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 15, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· May 15, 2013
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 15, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2013
MILLER, GARY
· May 15, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 15, 2013
Roe, David
· May 15, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· May 15, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· May 15, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2001: VETS Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2001/
MLA
"H.R. 2001: VETS Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2001/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2001, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2001/.
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[H.R. 2001: VETS Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2001/)
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