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VETS Act of 2017

Introduced: April 25, 2017 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2018
Held at the desk.
Jan 5, 2018
Received in the House.
Jan 4, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 3, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 3, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 3, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S25)
Jan 3, 2018
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,868 Ernst, Joni In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jan 3, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017

This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.

What's happening now January 5, 2018

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 5674 Related bill VA MISSION Act of 2018
  • S 2193 Related bill Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
  • S 2372 Related bill VA MISSION Act of 2018
  • HR 4242 Related bill VA Care in the Community Act
  • HR 1152 Related bill Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017
  • S 2906 Related bill VA MISSION Act of 2018
  • HR 2123 Identical bill VETS Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 5
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 13, 2017
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 7, 2017
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2017
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 12, 2017
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 4, 2017
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 1, 2017
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 1, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 25, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 925: VETS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-925/
MLA
"S. 925: VETS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-925/.
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S. 925, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-925/.
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