To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.

Summary

Official

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, which would allow the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. (Sec. 2) The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (the VA is currently the secondary...

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Introduced(1/9/17)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Roe

(R) TN – 1

Cosponsors (6)

Sinema

(D) AZ

Tipton

(R) CO

Bilirakis

House (R) Florida

Knight

(R) CA

McClintock

House (R) California

Meehan

(R) PA

Topics

Health

Defense

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.

Mar 29, 2017