3.0.0 3183 2023-01-11T13:30:26Z 2023-01-11T13:30:26Z House HR 2015-07-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOLLY:H.R. 3183.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The principal constitutional authority for this legislationis clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States (the appropriation power), which states:``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inConsequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' Inaddition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congressshall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.. . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisionsestablish the congressional power of the purse, grantingCongress the authority to appropriate funds, to determinetheir purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to setforth terms and conditions governing their use.[Page H5467]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-07-23T14:03:45Z Permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Card Act of 2015 114 1991 S 2015-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6391) Related bill CRS 2015-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-07-27 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-07-28 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2015-09-09 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2015-09-10 False H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2015-09-17 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2015-09-18 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2015-09-18 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-09-18 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2015-09-24 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2015-09-24 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2015-09-29 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2015-09-30 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2015-10-26 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2015-10-26 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2015-10-26 False J000297 Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] Evan Jenkins R WV H. 3 2015-10-28 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2015-10-28 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2015-11-04 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2015-11-04 False C001102 Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] Curt Clawson R FL 19 2015-11-17 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-11-30 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2015-12-03 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2016-03-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-07-23 Introduced in House 2015-09-09T13:24:43Z Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Choice Program permanent.

Eligibility requirements under the Program are revised.

The VA shall submit an annual report to Congress that includes the following: (1) any increase or decrease in the number of veterans seeking hospital care or medical services at each VA medical facility, and (2) facility budget recommendations based upon such increase or decrease.

]]> Veterans Health Care Freedom Act Display Title Veterans Health Care Freedom Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Care Freedom Act Introduced in House 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3183ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3183ih.xml 2015-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.