S. 925 115th Congress Senate

VETS Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 31, 2017 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, supplies

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Licensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care

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

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 1,868	Ernst, Joni	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Jan 3, 2018

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Latest action January 5, 2018

Held at the desk.

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.

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