US Congress House Bill 4556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-2)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes. This bill makes all veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services by removing certain dental service restrictions. The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes.

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-12-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-12-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4556/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4556/BILLS-115hr4556ih.pdf