3.0.0 2628 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z House HR 2019-05-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 2628.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution,which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army;to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for thegovernment and regulation of the land and naval forces; andprovide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H3680]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2020-03-12T18:41:27Z Hearings by 2019-09-11T18:15:55Z Referred to 2019-05-29T15:54:43Z Markup by 2020-03-12T18:46:22Z Referred to 2019-05-09T14:04:15Z 2020-03-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-03-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-03-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2019-09-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-05-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2019-05-09 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-05-09 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2019-05-09 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-05-09 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-05-09 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2019-09-06 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2019-09-12 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-09-16 False W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-09-18 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2019-09-20 False S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2019-10-23 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-12-16 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2020-04-17 False 2020-03-25T20:05:00Z H.R. 2628, Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56298 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 12, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Dental care Digestive and metabolic diseases Health information and medical records Health personnel Home and outpatient care Medical education Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-09 Introduced in House 2020-07-06T22:32:50Z Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 or the VET CARE Act of 2019

This bill addresses dental care programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish administrative support to a dental care provider that provides services to a veteran that would not be covered by VA benefits.

The bill also requires the VA to implement a pilot program to provide free outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans. Eligible veterans are those who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system but are not eligible for VA dental care, (2) not receiving regular periodontal care, (3) between 40 and 70 years old, and (4) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

]]> VET CARE Act of 2019 Display Title VET CARE Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide administrative support to providers of dental care who provide such care to veterans that is not furnished under such title, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VET CARE Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2628ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2628ih.xml 2020-03-12 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 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.