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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="294" measure-id="id114hr294" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-01-13" update-date="2015-03-28">
<title>Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr294v36" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-03-28">
<action-date>2015-03-02</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, at the request of a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care, to place such veteran in a medical foster home that meets VA standards. Requires such veteran to agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept VA home health services.</p> <p>Limits the number of veterans placed in a medical foster home that may have their care covered at the expense of the United States to 900.</p> <p>Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the aggregate amount of awards and bonuses that may be paid by the VA in each of FY2015-FY2018 to $300 million.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr294v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-02-04">
<action-date>2015-01-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act</strong></p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, to transfer a veteran for whom the Secretary is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards pursuant to a contract or agreement with the VA, at such veteran's request. Requires such veteran to agree, as a transfer condition, to accept VA home health services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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