3.0.0 1564 2023-01-11T13:35:37Z 2023-01-11T13:35:37Z House HR 2017-03-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 46 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 1564.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2149]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Reported by 2017-04-27T19:40:22Z Markup by 2017-04-27T19:03:05Z Hearings by 2017-04-05T16:10:55Z Referred to 2017-03-27T16:10:39Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-27T19:47:09Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2017-03-27T19:46:30Z Referred to 2017-03-27T15:52:21Z Referred to 2017-03-16T14:04:20Z 2017-04-27 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2017-04-27 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-04-05 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-03-27 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-03-27 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2017-03-27 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-03-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Medical tests and diagnostic methods Transportation costs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-16 Introduced in House 2017-10-17T18:16:45Z VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017

This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.

]]> VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 Display Title VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to specify the funding source for travel related to examinations by physicians not employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding medical disabilities of applicants for benefits under title 38, United States Code, to codify section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1564ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1564ih.xml 2017-04-27 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . 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.