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H.R. 577: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

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H.R. 577: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] · 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.

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Official title

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.

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

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] · 55 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Brian Babin (R-TX), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] reported raising $10.1 million (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr577 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114