3.0.0 2412 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z House H HR 2013-06-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARBER:H.R. 2412.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H3759]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-01T13:36:37Z Referred to 2013-06-18T14:01:20Z 2013-07-01 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001279 Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] Ron Barber D AZ 2 N H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2013-06-18 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2013-06-28 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2013-06-28 False R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2013-07-08 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-07-16 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2013-07-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-06-18 Introduced in House 2013-08-20T20:29:17Z Veterans Health Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, when it is determined that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are not capable of furnishing economic hospital care or medical services because of geographical inaccessibility or the care or services required, to determine whether or not to furnish such care or services to a veteran in a non-VA facility. Requires such determination to be made within 30 days following the request for such care or services.

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Veterans Health Access Act Display Title Veterans Health Access Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the best interest of the veteran when determining whether the veteran should receive certain contracted health care. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Access Act Introduced in House 2013-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2412ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2412ih.xml 2013-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.