3.0.0 5693 2023-01-11T13:39:35Z 2023-01-11T13:39:35Z House HR 2018-05-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 5693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3782]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-26T17:19:23Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2018-06-27T15:02:31Z Markup by 2018-06-27T15:02:21Z Hearings by 2018-06-13T19:57:18Z Referred to 2018-06-13T19:57:13Z Reported by 2018-07-24T19:31:58Z Markup by 2018-07-12T13:48:57Z Referred to 2018-05-07T16:02:00Z H. Rept. 115-868 2018-07-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-07-25 12:34:20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-07-25 12:34:11 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7172-7173) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-07-25 12:34:11 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7172-7173) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-25 12:19:51 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5693. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-25 12:19:50 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7172-7175) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-25 12:19:41 Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-07-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 671. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00671 2018-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-868. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-868. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-07-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2018-07-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-06-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2018-06-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-06-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2018-06-13 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2018-05-10 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2018-06-14 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2018-06-14 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2018-06-20 False 2018-07-19T20:00:16Z H.R. 5693, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54224 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 12, 2018 Armed Forces and National Security Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-07 Introduced in House 2018-05-17T18:56:46Z Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2019, to transfer upon request a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards. A veteran shall agree, as a transfer condition, to accept VA home health services.

]]> Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act Display Title Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act Short Titles as Reported to House Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act H House Official Titles as Amended by House A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend the interest rate for certain loans guaranteed under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5693rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr5693rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5693eh/xml/BILLS-115hr5693eh.xml Reported in House 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5693rh/xml/BILLS-115hr5693rh.xml Introduced in House 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5693ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5693ih.xml 2018-07-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.