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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides eligibility for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

What's happening now January 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 10, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 26, 2019
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 713: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-713/
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"H.R. 713: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-713/.
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H.R. 713, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-713/.
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[H.R. 713: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-713/)
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