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HR 2601 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hospital care Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Veterans' medical care

VICTOR Act of 2017

Introduced: October 23, 2017 Introduced by: Dunn, Neal P. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 7, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-395.
Nov 7, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 7, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8559)
Nov 7, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8559)
Nov 7, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2601.
Nov 7, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8558-8560)
Nov 7, 2017
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 7, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 291.
Nov 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in House
May 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4395)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery Act of 2017 or the VICTOR Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include among veterans eligible to receive hospital care and medical services through agreements with the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, federally-qualified health centers, or health care providers that participate in the Medicare program a veteran:

  • who requires an organ or bone marrow transplant; and
  • who has a medically compelling reason to travel outside the veteran's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network region in which the veteran resides to receive a transplant at a VA medical facility, or who faces an unusual or excessive burden in receiving such transplant at a VA facility, such as geographical challenges, environmental factors, or a medical condition that affects the ability to travel.
What's happening now November 8, 2017

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

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 2 Republican 13
Messer, Luke
· Nov 6, 2017
Gaetz, Matt
· Nov 3, 2017
Rooney, Francis
· Nov 1, 2017
Yoho, Ted
· Oct 25, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 24, 2017
Love, Mia
· Oct 23, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Oct 23, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 18, 2017
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jul 17, 2017
KING, PETER
· Jun 15, 2017
Hice, Jody
· Jun 6, 2017
JONES, WALTER
· Jun 6, 2017
Young, David
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · May 23, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 23, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 23, 2017
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · May 23, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 23, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · May 23, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 23, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· May 23, 2017
Gallagher, Mike
· May 23, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 23, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · May 23, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 23, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· May 23, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 23, 2017
Ross, Dennis
· May 23, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· May 23, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2601: VICTOR Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2601/
MLA
"H.R. 2601: VICTOR Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2601/.
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H.R. 2601, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2601/.
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