3.0.0 6580 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z 2019-11-15T21:41:09Z House H HR 2012-10-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FUDGE:H.R. 6580.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3, the Commerce Clause.____________________[Page H6318]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-02T15:51:08Z Referred to 2012-10-26T16:00:10Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-10-26T16:00:05Z 2013-01-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2012-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2012-10-26 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 N Armed Forces and National Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-10-26 Introduced in House 2012-11-30T17:59:12Z Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and obtaining supplemental dental or vision coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is unable to pay the FEHBP premiums for such coverage because of financial hardship, such veteran shall not be responsible for such premiums.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide outreach to inform eligible veterans of the availability of such coverage, and (2) report every three years over a nine-year period to Congress on the implementation of providing such coverage to such veterans.

]]> Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 Display Title Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow veterans who receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for supplemental dental and vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Introduced in House 2012-10-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6580ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6580ih.xml 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.