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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish, at the request of an eligible veteran, nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities.

USA115th CongressHR-5397| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2018
Rosa L. DeLauro

Rosa L. DeLauro

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Cole (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans Residential Care Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at the request of an eligible veteran for whom the VA is required to provide domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care, or who is determined to be in need of such care, to place the veteran (at the expense of the United States) in a state licensed or certified residential care facility that meets VA standards if the cost of providing such care through the facility is less than the cost of providing the care through any other available option. An eligible veteran is a veteran who is eligible for hospital care or medical services based on: (1) specified service-related disabilities, (2) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor or who was awarded the Purple Heart; (3) who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or of World War I; (4) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or other conditions; or (5) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 22, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 22, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish, at the request of an eligible veteran, nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities.

USA115th CongressHR-5397| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2018
Veterans Residential Care Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at the request of an eligible veteran for whom the VA is required to provide domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care, or who is determined to be in need of such care, to place the veteran (at the expense of the United States) in a state licensed or certified residential care facility that meets VA standards if the cost of providing such care through the facility is less than the cost of providing the care through any other available option. An eligible veteran is a veteran who is eligible for hospital care or medical services based on: (1) specified service-related disabilities, (2) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor or who was awarded the Purple Heart; (3) who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or of World War I; (4) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or other conditions; or (5) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 22, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 22, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Rosa L. DeLauro

Rosa L. DeLauro

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Cole (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adult day careDisability and paralysisHome and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careVeterans' medical careVoting rights