H.R. 6647: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 6647: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 19 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6647.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr6647 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117