3.0.0 5922 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z 2023-01-11T13:39:27Z House HR 2018-05-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEFANIK:H.R. 5922.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4584]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-22T15:04:35Z Referred to 2018-05-22T14:01:25Z 2018-05-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 N R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2018-05-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-06-05 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2018-06-14 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-06-21 False R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2018-06-27 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2018-07-11 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2018-07-11 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2018-07-13 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-07-16 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-07-16 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2018-07-17 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2018-07-25 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2018-09-04 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2018-10-30 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2018-11-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-22 Introduced in House 2018-12-03T20:57:40Z Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.

The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas).

The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date.

]]> Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 Display Title Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5922ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5922ih.xml 2018-05-22 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.