To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

Bill: 116-hr-4589
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2019-10-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Rural conditions and development

Transportation costs

Transportation programs funding

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to health care facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2019 Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Mrs. Lee of Nevada , Mr. Steube , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

1. Permanent authority to make grants for transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking of fiscal years 2010 through 2020 and inserting fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010 .