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HR 5734 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Surgery and anesthesia Veterans' medical care

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016

Introduced: September 7, 2016 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care, and (2) provide for such an operation at a VA or a non-VA facility.

The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting with such procedure.

What's happening now July 14, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3052 Related bill Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 3 Republican 22
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 15, 2016
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 7, 2016
Roby, Martha
· Sep 7, 2016
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 7, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 14, 2016
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 13, 2016
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 13, 2016
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 12, 2016
Black, Diane
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 12, 2016
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jul 12, 2016
Hurd, Will
· Jul 12, 2016
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 12, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 12, 2016
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 12, 2016
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 12, 2016
Young, David
· Jul 12, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5734: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5734/
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"H.R. 5734: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5734/.
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H.R. 5734, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5734/.
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