HR 2372 115th Congress House Taxation Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Income tax credits Veterans' medical care

VETERAN Act

Introduced: May 4, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 6, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.

Feb 5, 2018

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Jun 15, 2017

Received in the Senate.

Jun 15, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 15, 2017

On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H4925)

Jun 15, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H4925)

Jun 15, 2017

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jun 15, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2372.

Jun 15, 2017

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2372 and H.R. 2579, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill. Both measures will be considered read and are closed to amendments.

Jun 15, 2017

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 379. (consideration: CR H4925-4929)

Jun 12, 2017

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 379 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2372 and H.R. 2579. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2372 and H.R. 2579, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill. Both measures will be considered read and are closed to amendments.

Jun 2, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 106.

Jun 2, 2017

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-159.

May 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

May 4, 2017

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 135	—	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 379, an amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Commi…	Pending	—

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Equal Treatment Ensures Relief and Access Now Act or the VETERAN Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that, for the purpose of determining eligibility for the premium assistance tax credit, an individual may not be treated as eligible for coverage under certain Department of Veterans Affairs health insurance programs unless the individual is enrolled in the program.

The bill applies to the premium assistance credit under current law for tax years ending after 2013 and, if the American Health Care Act of 2017 is enacted, the modified premium assistance credit that would take effect under that bill after 2019.

(Under current law, the premium assistance tax credit is a refundable tax credit provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Individuals eligible for minimum essential health coverage from certain sources other than the individual insurance market are not eligible for the credit.)

What's happening now February 6, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.

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