3.0.0 2966 2022-10-28T01:46:08Z 2022-10-28T01:46:08Z Senate S 2019-12-03 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-03T20:08:06Z Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act 116 850 S 2020-08-07 Held at the desk. 10:53:18 Related bill CRS Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 116 4524 HR 2019-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-12-03 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-12-03 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2019-12-03 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-12-03 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-12-03 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-24T20:22:22Z Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill expands transportation benefits for veterans and beneficiaries related to travel to certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, including Vet Centers.

]]> Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 Display Title Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2966is/xml/BILLS-116s2966is.xml 2019-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.