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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving…

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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

Introduced: December 11, 2014 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 11, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.

What's happening now December 11, 2014

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3006: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3006/
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"S. 3006: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3006/.
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S. 3006, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3006/.
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[S. 3006: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3006/)
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