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114-hr-6516114th Congress
To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a minimum period of care or services under such program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
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Summary
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) cover a veteran who is unable to schedule an appointment with his or her primary care physician at the same VA medical facility at which the veteran had the most recent appointment with the physician because the physician is no longer employed at such facility, and (2) establish a minimum one-year period of care or services under such program.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Roll Call Votes
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