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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 3, 2017 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2017
An errata sheet on written report No. 115-112 was printed.
Jun 15, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
Jun 15, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-112. Minority views filed.
Mar 29, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to permit the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility.

(Sec. 3) The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS or the VA.

The IHS and the VA must report on veterans who are eligible for IHS assistance and have received care from the VA.
What's happening now June 15, 2017

An errata sheet on written report No. 115-112 was printed.

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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 304: Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-304/
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"S. 304: Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-304/.
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S. 304, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-304/.
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