3.0.0 3932 2022-11-01T13:50:25Z 2022-11-01T13:50:25Z House HR 2019-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. UNDERWOOD:H.R. 3932.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7377]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-14T19:27:41Z Referred to 2019-07-24T14:03:00Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act 116 1573 S 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2019-08-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 N G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2019-07-24 True Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2019-07-24 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-09-06 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2019-09-25 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-09-25 False M001208 Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Lucy McBath D GA 6 2019-09-25 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-09-25 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2019-09-25 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-09-25 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-09-25 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-09-25 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-09-25 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2019-09-26 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2019-09-26 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2019-09-26 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2019-09-26 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-09-26 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2019-09-26 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-09-26 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2019-09-26 False B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2019-09-26 False D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2019-09-26 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-11-19 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2019-11-19 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2019-11-19 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2019-11-19 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2019-11-19 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-11-19 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-11-19 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-11-19 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-11-19 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2019-11-19 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-11-19 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-11-19 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2020-02-27 False A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 2020-03-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-24 Introduced in House 2020-05-28T14:18:45Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

This bill eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2017.

]]> Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Display Title Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3932ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3932ih.xml 2019-08-14 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.