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HR 4031 115th Congress House

Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress annual reports on beneficiary travel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightTransportation costsVeterans' medical care
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Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to report annually on the total payments and allowances made for beneficiary travel per state and the amount of any increase or decrease in such amounts from the previous year.

Savings resulting from any decrease shall be transferred to the Veterans Choice Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4031: Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4031/
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"H.R. 4031: Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4031/.
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H.R. 4031, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4031/.
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[H.R. 4031: Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4031/)
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