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HR 2312 115th Congress House

Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for covered agreements and contracts between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and eligible academic affiliat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for covered agreements and contracts between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care qualityHospital careMedical educationPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' 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
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May 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into covered agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of covered VA health-care resources with eligible academic affiliates in order to improve access to, and quality of, VA hospital care and medical services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2312: Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2312/
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"H.R. 2312: Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2312/.
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H.R. 2312, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2312/.
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[H.R. 2312: Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2312/)
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