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S 1779 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Women's health

Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

This bill eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of the date of enactment of this bill.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 3452 Related bill Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 7, 2021
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 4, 2021
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2021
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1779: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1779/
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"S. 1779: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1779/.
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S. 1779, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1779/.
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