US Congress House Bill 1532 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 regarding the veterans choice program to: reduce the 40-mile radius requirement to 20 miles, and require that the closest medical facility is able to provide a veteran with the care and services needed; reduce the 30-day wait-time goal to 15 days; and require the Veterans Administration (VA) to implement the prompt payment system by the earlier of February 1, 2016, or 180 days after the Comptroller General submits a certain report on the timeliness of VA payments for hospital care, medical services, and other health care furnished by non-VA health care providers.

Keeping our Promises to Veterans Act of 2015

Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-03-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1532/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1532/BILLS-114hr1532ih.pdf