Introduced:
Feb 12, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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6
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
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1
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Latest Action
Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2025
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<p><strong>Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.</p>
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Feb 12, 2025
Subjects (4)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
Cosponsors (6)
(R-TN)
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
(R-FL)
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
(R-NC)
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
(R-TX)
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
(R-NC)
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
(R-OK)
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,405 characters
Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 12, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:19 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 540 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 540
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 540 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 540
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Continuity in Veterans
Health Act''.
SEC. 2.
COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
Section 1703
(d) (2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``
(F) Continuity of care.
(d) (2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``
(F) Continuity of care.''.
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adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``
(F) Continuity of care.''.
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