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Veterans Residential Care Choice Act

Introduced: June 12, 2018 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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Veterans Residential Care Choice Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at the request of an eligible veteran for whom the VA is required to provide domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care, or who is determined to be in need of such care, to place the veteran (at the expense of the United States) in a state licensed or certified residential care facility that meets VA standards if the cost of providing such care through the facility is less than the cost of providing the care through any other available option.

An eligible veteran is a veteran who is eligible for hospital care or medical services based on: (1) specified service-related disabilities, (2) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor or who was awarded the Purple Heart; (3) who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or of World War I; (4) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or other conditions; or (5) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 12, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 12, 2018
Young, David
· Jun 12, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 8, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5397: Veterans Residential Care Choice Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5397/
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"H.R. 5397: Veterans Residential Care Choice Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5397/.
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H.R. 5397, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5397/.
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