# 116-hr-8710: Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

116-hr-8710, Veterans Community Care Fairness Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8710
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veterans Community Care Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-10-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Community Care Fairness Act This bill requires covered veterans to submit a notification of the care or services they received within 30 days of being admitted for emergency care under the Veterans Community Care Program as a condition for authorization of such care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or those who are not enrolled but are eligible for care due to a service-connected disability.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8710 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8710)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6420)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8710 (as of 2025-11-18).