To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5922| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Elise M. Stefanik
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (15)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas). The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical careVietnam
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5922| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas). The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Elise M. Stefanik
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (15)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterans' medical careVietnam