US Congress Senate Bill 374 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations. Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend indefinitely the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnish hospital care and medical services through non-VA facilities to veterans who reside: (1) in a state without a VA medical facility that provides hospital care, emergency medical services, and surgical care; and (2) more than 20 miles from such a facility.

A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB941 (Same As) 2015-02-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/374/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s374/BILLS-114s374is.pdf