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HR 3183 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

Introduced: September 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Choice Program permanent.

Eligibility requirements under the Program are revised.

The VA shall submit an annual report to Congress that includes the following: (1) any increase or decrease in the number of veterans seeking hospital care or medical services at each VA medical facility, and (2) facility budget recommendations based upon such increase or decrease.

What's happening now July 23, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1991 Related bill Permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Card Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 8
Messer, Luke
· Dec 3, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Nov 30, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 4, 2015
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 4, 2015
Jenkins, Evan
· Oct 28, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 26, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 30, 2015
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 18, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 17, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3183: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3183/
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"H.R. 3183: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3183/.
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H.R. 3183, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3183/.
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