Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act
Latest action · Apr 27, 2021 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 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the option to receive primary care services from a non-VA health care provider under a direct primary care service arrangement through the use of a veteran health savings account. Eligible veterans are those enrolled in the VA health care system.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to Oct 19, 2021, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Oct 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred 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 2, 2021Introduced in House
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