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Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017

Introduced: December 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017

This bill revises requirements governing health care benefits provided to veterans under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including to: (1) replace the existing VA programs that provide hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to veterans in their communities at non-VA facilities or through non-VA providers with a new Veterans Community Care Program; and (2) provide funds for veterans health care.

What's happening now December 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2193 Related bill Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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All 2 Republican 2
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 15, 2018
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2184: Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2184/
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"S. 2184: Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2184/.
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S. 2184, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2184/.
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