# 117-hr-6647: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.

117-hr-6647, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6647
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2022-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6647 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6647)

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