3.0.0 5397 2023-01-11T13:40:06Z 2023-01-11T13:40:06Z House HR 2018-03-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 5397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2042]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-22T14:48:33Z Referred to 2018-03-22T13:02:40Z 2018-03-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2018-03-22 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2018-03-22 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2018-03-22 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2018-05-08 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2018-06-12 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2018-06-12 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-06-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Adult day care Disability and paralysis Home and outpatient care Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care Voting rights Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-03-22 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T19:08:00Z Veterans Residential Care Choice Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at the request of an eligible veteran for whom the VA is required to provide domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care, or who is determined to be in need of such care, to place the veteran (at the expense of the United States) in a state licensed or certified residential care facility that meets VA standards if the cost of providing such care through the facility is less than the cost of providing the care through any other available option.

An eligible veteran is a veteran who is eligible for hospital care or medical services based on: (1) specified service-related disabilities, (2) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor or who was awarded the Purple Heart; (3) who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or of World War I; (4) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or other conditions; or (5) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care.

]]> Veterans Residential Care Choice Act Display Title Veterans Residential Care Choice Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish, at the request of an eligible veteran, nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Residential Care Choice Act Introduced in House 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5397ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5397ih.xml 2018-03-22 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.