# 115-hr-4457: Veterans Empowerment Act

115-hr-4457, Veterans Empowerment Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4457
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Empowerment Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2017-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Empowerment Act This bill restructures the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care through private non-VA providers. The Veterans Accountable Care Organization is established as a federally chartered corporation to permit veterans who are eligible for VA health care to choose to receive health care from private-sector providers. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital care, medical services, and other health care functions and personnel (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) are transferred to the organization. The bill establishes in the VHA the Veterans Health Insurance program to provide veterans with insurance coverage for both VA and private health care.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4457)

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- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [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-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-1552: FOCA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1552)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4457 (as of 2025-11-18).