HR 5500
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' Credit Protection Act
Introduced: April 12, 2018
Introduced by:
Rouzer, David
Republican
· North Carolina
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Credit Protection Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study that evaluates the effectiveness of the Office of Community Care in providing timely payment of a proper invoice for such care by the required payment date.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2