US Congress House Bill 2478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-3)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to provide that a veteran who lives within 40 miles (calculated on distance traveled) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, remains eligible to receive Veterans Choice program services through an approved private health care center if: (1) the VA cannot assign a full-time primary care physician to the veteran at any VA facility within such distance, or (2) no VA facility within such distance provides the needed hospital care or medical treatment.

Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act

Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2478/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2478/BILLS-115hr2478ih.pdf