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HR 272 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act

Introduced: January 12, 2015 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 22, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 14, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act

Increases, from third to first, the priority for enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system given to medal of honor recipients, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded.

Makes medal of honor recipients eligible for VA: (1) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (2) extended care services for non-service-connected disabilities, without having to make a copayment for such services; and (3) medications, without having to make a copayment for such medications.

What's happening now July 22, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2921 Related bill Veterans First Act
  • HR 3016 Related bill Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 16, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 12, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 12, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 272: Medal of Honor Priority Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-272/
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"H.R. 272: Medal of Honor Priority Care Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-272/.
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H.R. 272, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-272/.
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