US HB5097 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Local Care for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may elect to receive health care treatment and services under the Patient-Centered Community Care program if: (1) the veteran is enrolled in the VA health care system and resides not more than 50 miles from the nearest VA facility that the Secretary has identified in a prospectus level lease request as being deficient with respect to providing certain treatment or services or as needing expansion; and (2) the Secretary determines that such deficiency has not been resolved or such expansion has not occurred.

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Title

Local Care for Veterans Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-07-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-07-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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