Veterans’ Credit Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Credit Protection Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study that evaluates the effectiveness of the Office of Community Care in providing timely payment of a proper invoice for such care by the required payment date.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Oct 8, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 8, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred 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.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
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