US HB4916 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers. This bill amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to extend through August 7, 2021, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides covered health services in highly rural areas to covered veterans through qualifying non-VA health care providers.
Title
To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.
Sponsors
| Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2016-04-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Health care coverage and access
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Health care coverage and access
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4916/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4916/BILLS-114hr4916ih.pdf |
