A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-115| Senate
| Updated: 7/11/2017
Dean Heller
Republican Senator
Nevada
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran, notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care. The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after such procedure.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Armed Forces and National Security
Organ and tissue donation and transplantationSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-115| Senate
| Updated: 7/11/2017
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran, notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care. The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after such procedure.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Dean Heller
Republican Senator
Nevada
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- S 115-2906: A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to improve the recruitment of health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve construction by the Department, and for other purposes.
- S 115-2372: VA MISSION Act of 2018
- S 115-2193: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
- HR 115-1133: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Organ and tissue donation and transplantationSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care