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HR 4589 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Rural conditions and development Transportation costs Transportation programs funding Veterans' medical care

To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

Introduced: November 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to health care facilities.

What's happening now October 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 13 Republican 8
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 8, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Dec 9, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 26, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Nov 22, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 22, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 20, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Nov 20, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Nov 20, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Nov 20, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 13, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 8, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Nov 8, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 11, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 8, 2019
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Oct 1, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Oct 1, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4589: To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4589/
MLA
"H.R. 4589: To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4589/.
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H.R. 4589, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4589/.
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[H.R. 4589: To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4589/)
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