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S. 495 118th Congress Senate

Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2024 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careSocial security and elderly assistanceVeterans' medical care
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 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.
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 16, 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

Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted living services to eligible veterans, including by assessing the satisfaction of veterans participating in the pilot program. Eligible veterans are those who (1) are eligible for assisted living services as determined by the VA; and (2) are already receiving nursing home level care paid for by the VA, are eligible for such care from the VA, or exceed the requirements for domiciliary care paid for by the VA but do not meet the requirements for nursing home level care paid for by the VA.

The Inspector General of the VA must report to Congress on the pilot program, and the VA must submit a follow-up plan to address any deficiencies that are identified in the report.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1815 Identical bill Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2024
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 2024
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 16, 2024
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 5, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 16, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 27, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 16, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 16, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 16, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 495: Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-495/
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"S. 495: Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-495/.
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S. 495, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-495/.
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