# 114-hr-3709: Helping our Rural Veterans Receive Health Care Act

114-hr-3709, Helping our Rural Veterans Receive Health Care Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3709
- Congress: 114
- Title: Helping our Rural Veterans Receive Health Care Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping our Rural Veterans Receive Health Care Act This bill amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to make permanent and expand the pilot program to provide, through qualifying non-VA health care providers, VA-authorized hospital care or medical, rehabilitative, or preventive health services to veterans in highly rural areas.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3870: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3709 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3709)

## Related
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3870: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3870)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1594)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3709 (as of 2025-11-18).