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HR 6421 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Home and outpatient care Hospital care Veterans' medical care

VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022

Introduced: February 1, 2022 Introduced by: Baird, James R. Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 19, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the scheduling for the appointment occurs during that telephone call.

What's happening now February 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 7 Republican 8
R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Dec 7, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Nov 29, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Aug 26, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Aug 26, 2022
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Jul 26, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 1, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 16, 2022
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 3, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 2, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Feb 18, 2022
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Feb 3, 2022
McKinley, David
· Feb 1, 2022
Steel, Michelle
· Feb 1, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Feb 1, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 19, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 19, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jan 19, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6421: VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6421/
MLA
"H.R. 6421: VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6421/.
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H.R. 6421, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6421/.
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[H.R. 6421: VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6421/)
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