S. 1172 118th Congress Senate

RELIEVE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 18, 2023 See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Jul 12, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

Apr 18, 2023

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

Apr 18, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action July 12, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.

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