# 117-hr-4993: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021

117-hr-4993, Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4993
- Congress: 117
- Title: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-08-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts a veteran owes to a third party or owes under a health plan contract. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse copayments of $100 or more and excludes deductibles and coinsurance from the limitation. This modification must apply with respect to any reimbursement claim for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010, including claims submitted by a member of the certified class seeking relief in Wolfe v. McDonough.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 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…
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## Sources
- [117-hr-4993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4993)

## Related
- [117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6833)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4993 (as of 2025-11-18).