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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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