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HR 1371 115th Congress House

Vet Connect Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers.

Introduced: March 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Digestive and metabolic diseasesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHIV/AIDSHealth information and medical records
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Medical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vet Connect Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia. Such an entity may not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1371: Vet Connect Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1371/
MLA
"H.R. 1371: Vet Connect Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1371/.
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H.R. 1371, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1371/.
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[H.R. 1371: Vet Connect Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1371/)
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