3.0.0 603 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z Senate S 2015-02-26 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2016-06-29T18:30:34Z Hearings by 2015-06-03T18:30:00Z Referred to 2015-02-26T23:23:37Z Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 114 2291 HR 2015-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS Maurice (Mo) Bailey Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant Reauthorization Act of 2016 114 3029 S 2016-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2016-06-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707. Committee 2015-06-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-201. Committee 2015-02-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-02-26 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-06-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Mental health Rural conditions and development Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-03T19:28:44Z Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015

Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, or care.

Treats Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) as VA facilities for purposes of providing payment of actual expenses of travel or allowance for travel to or from a VA facility.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.

]]> Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 Display Title Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s603is/xml/BILLS-114s603is.xml 2016-06-29 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707. 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.