Skip to main content
HR 1532 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Veterans' medical care

Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015

Introduced: March 23, 2015 Introduced by: Emmer, Tom Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 regarding the veterans choice program to:

  • reduce the 40-mile radius requirement to 20 miles, and require that the closest medical facility is able to provide a veteran with the care and services needed;
  • reduce the 30-day wait-time goal to 15 days; and
  • require the Veterans Administration (VA) to implement the prompt payment system by the earlier of February 1, 2016, or 180 days after the Comptroller General submits a certain report on the timeliness of VA payments for hospital care, medical services, and other health care furnished by non-VA health care providers.
What's happening now April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 12, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· May 12, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Mar 23, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 23, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 23, 2015
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1532: Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1532/
MLA
"H.R. 1532: Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1532/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1532, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1532/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1532: Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1532/)
Report a problem