3.0.0 369 2023-01-11T13:34:29Z 2023-01-11T13:34:29Z House HR 2017-01-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:H.R. 369.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H235]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-09T17:10:01Z Reported by 2017-03-29T18:07:16Z Referred to 2017-01-09T17:01:45Z H. Rept. 115-65 Veterans Choice Continuation Act 115 86 S 2017-01-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. 115 544 S 2017-04-19 Signed by President. Related bill House Related bill CRS 2017-03-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00036 2017-03-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-65. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-65. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-01-10 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2017-01-13 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2017-02-06 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2017-03-07 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2017-03-09 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-03-09 False 2017-03-20T15:02:15Z H.R. 369, a bill to eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52512 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 8, 2017 Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Hospital care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-01-09 Introduced in House 2017-06-05T21:16:52Z This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, which would allow the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended.

]]> 17 2017-03-29 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2017-06-05T21:26:11Z (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, which would allow the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended.

(Sec. 2) The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (the VA is currently the secondary payer) for medical care relating to non-service connected disabilities and recovery of costs from third parties for certain care under the program.

(Sec. 3) The VA may share medical information with a non-VA entity (including private entities and other federal agencies) that provides veterans with hospital care or medical services. Such entity may not redisclose or use such information for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.

]]> To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Display Title To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr369rh/xml/BILLS-115hr369rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr369ih/xml/BILLS-115hr369ih.xml 2017-03-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36. 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.