# 115-hr-2601: VICTOR Act of 2017

115-hr-2601, VICTOR Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); 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-2601
- Congress: 115
- Title: VICTOR Act of 2017
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery Act of 2017 or the VICTOR Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include among veterans eligible to receive hospital care and medical services through agreements with the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, federally-qualified health centers, or health care providers that participate in the Medicare program a veteran who: (1) requires an organ transplant, (2) lives more than 100 miles from a Department of Veterans Affairs transplant center, and (3) is seeking such care and services related to a required organ transplant at a transplant center that is located within 100 miles of such veteran's residence and operated by such an entity.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2017-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2017-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2017-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-2601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2601)

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- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
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