Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 7, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 regarding the veterans choice program to:
- reduce the 40-mile radius requirement to 20 miles, and require that the closest medical facility is able to provide a veteran with the care and services needed;
- reduce the 30-day wait-time goal to 15 days; and
- require the Veterans Administration (VA) to implement the prompt payment system by the earlier of February 1, 2016, or 180 days after the Comptroller General submits a certain report on the timeliness of VA payments for hospital care, medical services, and other health care furnished by non-VA health care providers.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to Sep 7, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Sep 7, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
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