HR 293 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

Introduced Jan 4, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Don Young R-AK

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 19, 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 4, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2018 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 4, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 19, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H98.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.
Short Titles as Introduced
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House

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