H.R. 1783: Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
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H.R. 1783: Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
Plain summary
Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body. The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.
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Official text
Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · 23 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1783.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr1783 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115