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HR 3980 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Mental health Veterans' medical care

Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act

Introduced: November 5, 2015 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Choice Program permanent. (The program allows the furnishing of hospital care and medical services to eligible veterans through agreements with non-VA entities.)

Program eligibility requirements are revised.

The VA shall ensure that veterans enrolled in the health care system, particularly those with service-connected disabilities rated 50% or greater, are able to receive:

  • health care at VA medical facilities within certain wait-time goals; and
  • the highest degree of care possible, with an emphasis on maintaining the highest degree of quality in treating ailments unique to or prevalent among the veteran population, including mental health services.
What's happening now December 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 16, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Nov 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3980: Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3980/
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