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HR 2516 114th 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 2015

Introduced: May 21, 2015 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
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 or VETS Act of 2015

Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a licensed, nationally registered, or certified 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 June 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2170 Related bill VETS Act of 2015
  • S 2896 Related bill Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
  • HR 5262 Related bill Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 15, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 17, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 2, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 21, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 21, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 21, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2516: VETS Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2516/
MLA
"H.R. 2516: VETS Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2516/.
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H.R. 2516, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2516/.
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[H.R. 2516: VETS Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2516/)
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