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Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017
Introduced: December 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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