# 115-hr-2123: VETS Act of 2017

115-hr-2123, VETS Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-2123
- Congress: 115
- Title: VETS Act of 2017
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017 This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2017-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2017-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2017-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-2123 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2123)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2123 (as of 2025-11-18).