Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 31, 2017 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 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the VA's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2017 to Sep 6, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Mar 30, 2017 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 28, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | May 2, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
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