US Congress Senate Bill 603 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-29 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, or care. Treats Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) as VA facilities for purposes of providing payment of actual expenses of travel or allowance for travel to or from a VA facility. Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.

Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-29	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2015-06-03	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2015-02-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB2291 (Same As) 2015-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/603/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s603/BILLS-114s603is.pdf