# 115-hr-5693: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

115-hr-5693, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); 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-5693
- Congress: 115
- Title: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2019, to transfer upon request a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards. A veteran shall agree, as a transfer condition, to accept VA home health services.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act
- 115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contri…
- 115-hr-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5693)

## Related
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4242)
- [115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3218)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [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-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2288)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5693 (as of 2025-11-18).