H.R. 3849: Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2015

Plain summary

Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2015 This bill provides access to qualified acupuncturist services for: (1) military members and their dependents under the TRICARE program, and (2) veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. The VA shall carry out such program at in at least one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network in both urban and rural areas. Qualifying acupuncturists may be appointed as commissioned officers in the: (1) Acupuncture Section of the Medical Service Corps of the Army, (2) Medical Service Corps of the Navy, and (3) Air Force (designated as biomedical science officers). The VA shall establish the Advisory Committee on Acupuncturist Services. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended to provide Medicare coverage for acupuncturist services. The Public Health Service Act is amended to make acupuncturists eligible for appointment as officers in the commissioned Regular Corps and the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service.

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Official text

Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 12 cosponsors

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3849.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3849 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114