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S 86 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hospital care Veterans' medical care

Veterans Choice Continuation Act

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Choice Continuation Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, which allows the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended.

What's happening now January 10, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 369 Related bill To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.
  • S 544 Related bill A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Vete…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 8, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 8, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 24, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 86: Veterans Choice Continuation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-86/
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"S. 86: Veterans Choice Continuation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-86/.
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S. 86, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-86/.
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