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Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019

Introduced: December 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Dec 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill expands transportation benefits for veterans and beneficiaries related to travel to certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, including Vet Centers.

What's happening now December 3, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 850 Related bill Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act
  • HR 4524 Identical bill Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 3, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 3, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 3, 2019
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Dec 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2966: Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2966/
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"S. 2966: Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2966/.
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S. 2966, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2966/.
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[S. 2966: Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2966/)
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