Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 2, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, at the request of a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care, to place such veteran in a medical foster home that meets VA standards. Requires such veteran to agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept VA home health services.
Limits the number of veterans placed in a medical foster home that may have their care covered at the expense of the United States to 900.
Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the aggregate amount of awards and bonuses that may be paid by the VA in each of FY2015-FY2018 to $300 million.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 107 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed405–0 | Mar 2, 2015 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 20, 2015 to Mar 2, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 20, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 2, 2015 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Mar 2, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 2, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1510-1511)
- Mar 2, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1509-1510)
- Mar 2, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 294.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2015Referred in Senate
- Mar 2, 2015Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2015Reported in House
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced in House
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