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H.R. 4457 115th Congress House

Veterans Empowerment Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Accountable Care Organization and to provide veterans access to private health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Federally chartered organizationsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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.
Nov 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Empowerment Act

This bill restructures the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care through private non-VA providers.

The Veterans Accountable Care Organization is established as a federally chartered corporation to permit veterans who are eligible for VA health care to choose to receive health care from private-sector providers. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital care, medical services, and other health care functions and personnel (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) are transferred to the organization.

The bill establishes in the VHA the Veterans Health Insurance program to provide veterans with insurance coverage for both VA and private health care.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2018
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4457: Veterans Empowerment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4457/
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