US Congress House Bill 1972 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 46-2-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 22 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

VA Billing Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medication, hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services if the veteran received copayment notification more than 180 days after the medical service or receipt of medication and such delay was caused by VA error. In requiring a veteran to make a copayment for medical services, the VA shall notify the veteran within 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) of the service. If the VA does not provide such notification, it may not collect the payment unless the veteran is provided with an opportunity to apply for a waiver or establish a payment plan. The VA shall review and improve its copayment billing internal controls and notification procedures.

VA Billing Accountability Act

Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-05-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-05-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4247)
2018-05-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1972.
2018-05-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4247-4248)
2018-05-21	House	Mr. Dunn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-05-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
2018-05-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-681.
2018-05-08	House	Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
2018-05-08	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-09-26	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1972/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1972/BILLS-115hr1972ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1972/BILLS-115hr1972rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1972/BILLS-115hr1972eh.pdf