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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
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
Ferguson, A.
· Sep 12, 2018
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 25, 2018
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jun 14, 2018
JONES, WALTER
· Jun 14, 2018
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jun 14, 2018
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 6, 2018
Meadows, Mark
· Jun 6, 2018
Walker, Mark
· Jun 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5500: Veterans' Credit Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5500/
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"H.R. 5500: Veterans' Credit Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5500/.
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H.R. 5500, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5500/.
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