S. 2193: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017

Plain summary

Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program. The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities. The bill: (1) modifies the definitions of medical facility, major medical facility project, and major medical facility lease; and (2) establishes specified pilot programs. The VA family caregiver program is expanded. The VA shall implement a new information technology system.

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Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2193, Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 (2018-01-18)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2193.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115