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H.R. 4779: Veterans Need Timely Access to Care Act

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H.R. 4779: Veterans Need Timely Access to Care Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans Need Timely Access to Care Act

Plain summary

Veterans Need Timely Access to Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts with such non-VA facilities as may be necessary to furnish hospital care or medical services to any veteran enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system who: (1) has waited 7 days or longer for an appointment for primary care, or 14 days or longer for an appointment for speciality care, in a VA facility; and (2) elects to receive such care in a non-VA facility.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Veterans Need Timely Access to Care Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4779 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113