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H.R. 7186: Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2022

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H.R. 7186: Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] · 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 Technology Modernization. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2022

Plain summary

Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2022 This bill modifies the Veterans Community Care Program by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deem as authorized emergency care or services provided by a non-VA provider to a covered veteran if the veteran (or an individual acting on the veteran's behalf) submits an application for such authorization by a deadline determined appropriate by the VA, which may not be earlier than 72 hours following the veteran's discharge from the facility. Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or those who are not enrolled but are eligible for care due to a service-connected disability.

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Official text

Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] reported raising $5.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117