Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 11/8/2017
Actions
- 2017-11-08Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-11-07The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-11-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-11-07On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8553)
- 2017-11-07Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8553)
- 2017-11-07DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1133.
- 2017-11-07Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8553-8554)
- 2017-11-07Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2017-11-07Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289.
- 2017-11-07Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-393.
- 2017-11-07Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-393.
- 2017-11-02Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2017-11-02Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-11-07 (36)
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran, notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care, and (2) provide for such an operation at a VA facility or a non-VA facility that has an agreement with the VA. (The live donor shall be deemed to be an individual eligible for hospital care and medical services at a non-VA facility pursuant to such an agreement solely for the purposes of receiving such operation, care, and services.)
Subject to fund availability, the VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting such procedure.
Cosponsors (20)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Ted Poe (R-TX)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Thomas Rooney (R-FL)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
Subjects
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health facilities and institutions
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Veterans' medical care
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