US HB1096 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 23-6)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Real Choice for Veterans Act Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to change a criterion for eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to a requirement that the veteran resides more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility that is able to provide the care and services the veteran seeks (currently, more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility).
Title
Real Choice for Veterans Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL] | Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL] | Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL] | Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL] |
| Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] | Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX] |
| Rep. John Delaney [D-MD] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT] | Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA] |
| Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] | Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY] |
| Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX] | Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL] | Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] |
| Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] |
| Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] | Rep. John Carney [D-DE] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY] |
| Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1096/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1096/BILLS-114hr1096ih.pdf |
