3.0.0 1100 2023-01-11T13:35:10Z 2023-01-11T13:35:10Z House HR 2017-02-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ZELDIN:H.R. 1100.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1245]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-03T14:05:30Z Referred to 2017-02-15T15:07:05Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act 115 1161 S 2017-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-03-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 N G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2017-02-15 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-11-06 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2018-03-01 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2018-03-08 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2018-03-29 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2018-06-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-02-15 Introduced in House 2017-06-23T19:03:48Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

This bill exempts veterans from Department of Veteran Affairs medical copayments for medication or hospital care and medical services related to preventive health services.

The bill includes in the definition of preventive health services: (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not otherwise described in (1) as provided for in guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

]]> Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Display Title Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Introduced in House 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1100ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1100ih.xml 2017-03-03 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.