US Congress House Bill 2601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 30-3)
Status: Engrossed on November 8 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-08 - 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]

VICTOR Act of 2017 Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include among veterans eligible to receive hospital care and medical services through agreements with the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, federally-qualified health centers, or health care providers that participate in the Medicare program a veteran: who requires an organ or bone marrow transplant; and who has a medically compelling reason to travel outside the veteran's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network region in which the veteran resides to receive a transplant at a VA medical facility, or who faces an unusual or excessive burden in receiving such transplant at a VA facility, such as geographical challenges, environmental factors, or a medical condition that affects the ability to travel.

VICTOR Act of 2017 Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery Act of 2017

Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-08	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-11-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-11-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8559)
2017-11-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2601.
2017-11-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8558-8560)
2017-11-07	House	Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-11-07	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 291.
2017-11-07	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-395.
2017-11-02	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-11-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-23	House	Introduced in House
2017-05-22	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4395)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2601/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2601/BILLS-115hr2601ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2601/BILLS-115hr2601eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2601/BILLS-115hr2601rh.pdf