# 117-hr-1216: Modernizing Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Act

117-hr-1216, Modernizing Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1216
- Congress: 117
- Title: Modernizing Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-02-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Modernizing Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Act This bill establishes the Commission on Eligibility to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The President must require the VA and other relevant agencies to implement recommendations set forth by the commission that are feasible, advisable, and can be implemented without further legislative action.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-9430: Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act
- 117-hr-8198: Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-1216 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1216)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-9430: Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9430)
- [117-hr-8198: Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8198)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1216 (as of 2025-11-18).