Veterans Choice Continuation Act

Bill: 115-s-86
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-01-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans Choice Continuation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, which allows the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 86 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2017 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Choice Continuation Act . 2. Modification of termination date for Veterans Choice Program Section 101(p)(2) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking , or the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first .