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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

Introduced: April 3, 2019 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-183.
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S2241-2242)
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility.

The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS or the VA.

The IHS and the VA must report on veterans who are eligible for IHS assistance and have received care from the VA.
What's happening now November 20, 2019

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-183.

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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1001: Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1001/
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"S. 1001: Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1001/.
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