VA Emergency Transportation Act
Latest action · Aug 2, 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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Emergency Transportation Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a veteran for the reasonable value of emergency transportation by a non-VA provider (1) to a facility for emergency treatment, or (2) from a non-VA facility where the veteran was treated to a VA or other federal facility for additional care.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Dec 21, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Dec 5, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 21, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 20, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2653.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3350 | VA Emergency Transportation Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 16, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Emergency Transportation 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.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
