US Congress House Bill 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-07-22 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act Increases, from third to first, the priority for enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system given to medal of honor recipients, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded. Makes medal of honor recipients eligible for VA: (1) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (2) extended care services for non-service-connected disabilities, without having to make a copayment for such services; and (3) medications, without having to make a copayment for such medications.

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act

Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-22	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-07-22	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-07-14	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-01-12	House	Introduced in House

HB3016 (Related) 2016-02-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/272/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr272/BILLS-114hr272ih.pdf