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VA Care in the Community Act

Introduced: November 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
Mar 5, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-585.
Dec 19, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 19, 2017
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Dec 19, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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VA Care in the Community Act

This bill establishes a process through which veterans may receive health care through private health care providers.

What's happening now March 5, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 1445 Related bill VREASA
  • HR 2123 Related bill VETS Act of 2017
  • HR 4132 Related bill Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017
  • HR 6066 Related bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs …
  • S 115 Related bill Veterans Transplant Coverage Act
  • S 925 Related bill VETS Act of 2017
  • S 2134 Related bill Andrew White Veterans Community Care Opioid Safety Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 4 Republican 12
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 7, 2018
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 9, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Dec 18, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 3, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Nov 3, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4242/
MLA
"H.R. 4242: VA Care in the Community Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4242/.
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H.R. 4242, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4242/.
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