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S 374 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hospital care Veterans' medical care

A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans…

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A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.

Introduced: February 4, 2015 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2015
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Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend indefinitely the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnish hospital care and medical services through non-VA facilities to veterans who reside: (1) in a state without a VA medical facility that provides hospital care, emergency medical services, and surgical care; and (2) more than 20 miles from such a facility.

What's happening now February 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 374: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-374/
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"S. 374: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-374/.
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S. 374, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-374/.
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[S. 374: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-374/)
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