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HR 8710 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Veterans' medical care

Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

Introduced: October 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Oct 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 30, 2020
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Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

This bill requires covered veterans to submit a notification of the care or services they received within 30 days of being admitted for emergency care under the Veterans Community Care Program as a condition for authorization of such care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or those who are not enrolled but are eligible for care due to a service-connected disability.

What's happening now October 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 30, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 30, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 30, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8710: Veterans Community Care Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8710/
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"H.R. 8710: Veterans Community Care Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8710/.
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H.R. 8710, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8710/.
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