3.0.0 4277 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z House H HR 2005-11-09 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-11-17T21:03:54Z Referred to 2005-11-09T15:00:15Z 2005-11-17 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2005-11-09 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2005-11-09 True G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2005-11-09 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2005-11-09 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2006-09-07 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2006-09-20 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-09-21 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2006-09-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Health Health facilities Hospital care Preventive medicine Rehabilitation of the disabled Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2005-11-09 Introduced in House 2005-12-09T22:05:33Z Veterans' Access to Local Health Care Options and Resources Act - Allows a veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs annual patient enrollment system to elect to receive covered health services through a non-Department facility. (Currently, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may contract for such services when Department facilities are not capable of furnishing economic hospital care or medical services because of geographical inaccessibility or are not capable of furnishing the care or services required.) Directs the Secretary to authorize such services pursuant to a contract with such facility.

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