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HR 293 115th Congress House

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

Official title: To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.

Introduced: January 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and accessRural conditions and developmentTransportation costsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognition
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 19, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2018 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 293: Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-293/
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"H.R. 293: Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-293/.
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H.R. 293, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-293/.
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