3.0.0 925 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z Senate S 2017-04-25 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2018-01-03T23:33:45Z Referred to 2017-04-25T14:50:41Z VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 5674 HR 2018-05-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516. Related bill CRS Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 115 2193 S 2018-03-07 By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2372 S 2018-06-06 Became Public Law No: 115-182. Related bill CRS VA Care in the Community Act 115 4242 HR 2018-03-05 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444. Related bill CRS Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 115 2123 HR 2017-11-08 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017 115 1152 HR 2017-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS VA MISSION Act of 2018 115 2906 S 2018-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-01-05 12:15:48 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-01-05 12:03:06 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-01-04 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-01-03 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-01-03 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-03 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S25) Floor 2018-01-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2018-01-03 Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-04-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-04-25 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2017-05-01 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-05-01 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-05-01 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-05-01 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-05-04 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2017-07-12 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-10-31 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-11-07 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-11-09 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2017-11-15 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-12-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Licensing and registrations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2017-09-19T21:02:24Z Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017

This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.

]]> VETS Act of 2017 Display Title VETS Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced VETS Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed Senate VETS Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 S Senate 1868 115 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2021-12-16T15:55:02Z 2018-01-03 Amendment SA 1868 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 1868 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/1868 E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 925 VETS Act of 2017 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 6 2018-01-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 1868 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-01-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 1868 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ernst. (consideration: CR S25; text: CR S25) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2018-01-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1868 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Ernst.(consideration: CR S25; text: CR S25) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1868 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s925es/xml/BILLS-115s925es.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s925is/xml/BILLS-115s925is.xml 2018-01-05 Held at the desk. 12:15:48 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.