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HR 572 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Veterans' medical care

Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015

Introduced: March 23, 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
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.

What's happening now February 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 577 Related bill To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Ve…
  • S 207 Identical bill Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 8 Republican 10
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 3, 2016
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 2, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 14, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 13, 2015
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 13, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 23, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 23, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 3, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 11, 2015
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 11, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 10, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 572: Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-572/
MLA
"H.R. 572: Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-572/.
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H.R. 572, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-572/.
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