3.0.0 288 2023-01-11T13:29:10Z 2023-01-11T13:29:10Z House HR 2015-01-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 288.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 1, Article 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H359]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-06T22:21:48Z Referred to 2015-01-13T15:01:00Z A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 114 171 S 2015-01-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act 114 5325 HR 2016-09-29 Became Public Law No: 114-223. Related bill CRS 2015-02-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-01-13 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-01-13 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-02-24 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-02-24 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-02-27 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-02-27 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-02-27 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2015-04-13 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-05-12 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2015-05-12 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-06-01 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2015-06-04 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2015-06-18 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-06-25 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2015-06-25 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2015-06-25 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-09-09 False J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-10-08 False M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2016-03-03 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2016-03-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Hearing, speech, and vision care Neurological disorders Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-13 Introduced in House 2015-02-04T20:38:20Z Veterans Medical Access Act

Authorizes payment under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiary travel program of travel expenses in connection with medical examination, treatment, or care of a veteran with vision impairment, a spinal cord injury or disorder, or double or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care provided through a VA special disabilities rehabilitation program, if such care is provided: (1) on an inpatient basis, or (2) while a veteran is provided temporary lodging at a VA facility in order to make such care more accessible.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the travel program.

]]> Veterans Medical Access Act Display Title Veterans Medical Access Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Medical Access Act Introduced in House 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr288ih/xml/BILLS-114hr288ih.xml 2015-02-06 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.