# 114-hr-2516: VETS Act of 2015

114-hr-2516, VETS Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2516
- Congress: 114
- Title: VETS Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-05-21
- Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2516 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2516)

## Related
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2516 (as of 2025-11-18).