3.0.0 4457 2023-01-11T13:37:58Z 2023-01-11T13:37:58Z House HR 2017-11-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 190 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAMBORN:H.R. 4457.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8____________________[Page H9433]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-07T16:41:05Z Referred to 2017-11-21T16:00:53Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-24T16:49:18Z Referred to 2017-11-21T16:00:48Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-21T19:22:29Z Referred to 2017-11-21T16:00:33Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-21T16:00:43Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-21T16:00:38Z 2017-12-07 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-11-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-11-21 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2017-11-21 True 2018-09-05 F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-11-21 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2018-01-16 False B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2018-02-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Federally chartered organizations Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-11-21 Introduced in House 2019-08-27T20:00:38Z Veterans Empowerment Act

This bill restructures the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care through private non-VA providers.

The Veterans Accountable Care Organization is established as a federally chartered corporation to permit veterans who are eligible for VA health care to choose to receive health care from private-sector providers. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital care, medical services, and other health care functions and personnel (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) are transferred to the organization.

The bill establishes in the VHA the Veterans Health Insurance program to provide veterans with insurance coverage for both VA and private health care.

]]> Veterans Empowerment Act Display Title Veterans Empowerment Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Accountable Care Organization and to provide veterans access to private health insurance plans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4457ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4457ih.xml 2017-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.