3.0.0 2816 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEFANIK:H.R. 2816.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H3925]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2020-03-12T18:41:12Z Hearings by 2019-09-11T18:16:10Z Referred to 2019-06-11T13:16:45Z Markup by 2020-03-12T18:46:12Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:02:00Z 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 2019-06-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2019-05-16 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2019-05-16 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-05-16 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-05-16 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2019-05-16 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2019-05-16 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-05-16 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-05-16 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-06-24 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-06-26 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2019-07-11 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-07-11 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-07-18 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-07-22 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2019-09-11 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-09-11 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-09-16 False D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2019-09-24 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-10-30 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-11-05 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2019-11-15 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-01-27 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2020-01-27 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2020-09-21 False 2020-04-23T16:08:00Z H.R. 2816, Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56341 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 12, 2020 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 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2020-03-27T15:04:26Z Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill requires 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 2019 Display Title Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 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 Title(s) as Introduced Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2816ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2816ih.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.