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HR 369 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Hospital care Veterans' medical care

To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
Mar 29, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-65.
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, which would allow the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended.

(Sec. 2) The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (the VA is currently the secondary payer) for medical care relating to non-service connected disabilities and recovery of costs from third parties for certain care under the program.

(Sec. 3) The VA may share medical information with a non-VA entity (including private entities and other federal agencies) that provides veterans with hospital care or medical services. Such entity may not redisclose or use such information for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.

What's happening now March 29, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 86 Related bill Veterans Choice Continuation Act
  • S 544 Related bill A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Vete…
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 9, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 6, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 13, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 369: To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-369/
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