# 114-hr-3639: Veterans Access to Care Act

114-hr-3639, Veterans Access to Care Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3639
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veterans Access to Care Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Access to Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to automatically designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelcha…
- 114-hr-3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3639 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3639)

## Related
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-applicat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3229)
- [114-hr-3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3225)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3639 (as of 2025-11-18).