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HR 4916 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care

To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care…

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To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.

Introduced: April 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 12, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to extend through August 7, 2021, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides covered health services in highly rural areas to covered veterans through qualifying non-VA health care providers.

What's happening now April 12, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4916: To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4916/
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"H.R. 4916: To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4916/.
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H.R. 4916, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4916/.
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[H.R. 4916: To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4916/)
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