US HB5922 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas). The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date.
Title
Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018
Sponsors
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] |
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS] | Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] |
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Peter King [R-NY] |
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. John Delaney [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-05-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2018-05-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2018-05-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5922/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5922/BILLS-115hr5922ih.pdf |