119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 748: RELIEVE Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
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- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Chris Pappas D-NHOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ
- Susie Lee D-NV
- Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jack Bergman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jack Bergman.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.