US Congress House Bill 577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 46-10)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary'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.

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]
Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-01-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-01-27	House	Introduced in House

HB572 (Related) 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB207 (Related) 2015-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB1909 (Same As) 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/577/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr577/BILLS-114hr577ih.pdf