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 Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.
Introduced: February 4, 2015
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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