Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3177
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2017-07-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill extends the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities through December 31, 2018.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2017 Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2018 .