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114-hr-2516114th Congress

VETS Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative CHARLES RANGEL

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Summary

Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 or VETS Act of 2015 Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a licensed, nationally registered, or certified professional to practice at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether such professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the federal government.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

CHARLES RANGEL

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 10/13/2015

  • Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • RUBEN HINOJOSA

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/23/2016

  • Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • LOIS CAPPS

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • JIM MCDERMOTT

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2015

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 6/1/2015

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2015

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2015

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2015

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2015

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2015

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2015

Roll Call Votes

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