VETS Act of 2017
USA115th CongressS-925| Senate
| Updated: 1/5/2018
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (12)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017 This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-2123Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S25)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care
VETS Act of 2017
USA115th CongressS-925| Senate
| Updated: 1/5/2018
Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017 This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-2123Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S25)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (12)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- HR 115-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018
- HR 115-4242: VA Care in the Community Act
- S 115-2906: A bill to establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to improve the recruitment of health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve construction by the Department, and for other purposes.
- S 115-2372: VA MISSION Act of 2018
- S 115-2193: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
- HR 115-1152: To eliminate the sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for such program, and to extend certain operating hours for pharmacies and medical facilities of the Department, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-2123: VETS Act of 2017
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care