HOUSE 3400117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
VA Emergency Transportation Act
- Last Action
- 8/2/2021
Actions
- 2021-08-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-05-20Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-20 (00)
VA Emergency Transportation Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a veteran for the reasonable value of emergency transportation by a non-VA provider (1) to a facility for emergency treatment, or (2) from a non-VA facility where the veteran was treated to a VA or other federal facility for additional care.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Subjects
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Motor vehicles
- Transportation costs
- Veterans' medical care
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