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Leave no Veteran Behind Act

USA116th CongressHR-4154| House 
| Updated: 8/22/2019
Susie Lee

Susie Lee

Democratic Representative

Nevada

Cosponsors (4)
Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Leave no Veteran Behind Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to contact covered veterans to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and has not received health care furnished or paid for by the VA in the past two years. Under the bill, if a covered veteran elects to receive more than one of the comprehensive examinations at a VA health care facility, the VA shall seek to furnish all such examinations on the same day. A covered veteran may also receive an examination from another specified health care provider. The bill provides that the VA may pay for a rural covered veteran to travel to a health care facility to receive a comprehensive examination. The VA shall seek to enter into agreements with non-profit organizations to provide shuttle service to rural covered veterans for such examinations.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • August 2, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • August 2, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 22, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8247: Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020
Congressional oversightHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMental healthRural conditions and developmentTransportation costsVeterans' medical care

Leave no Veteran Behind Act

USA116th CongressHR-4154| House 
| Updated: 8/22/2019
Leave no Veteran Behind Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to contact covered veterans to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and has not received health care furnished or paid for by the VA in the past two years. Under the bill, if a covered veteran elects to receive more than one of the comprehensive examinations at a VA health care facility, the VA shall seek to furnish all such examinations on the same day. A covered veteran may also receive an examination from another specified health care provider. The bill provides that the VA may pay for a rural covered veteran to travel to a health care facility to receive a comprehensive examination. The VA shall seek to enter into agreements with non-profit organizations to provide shuttle service to rural covered veterans for such examinations.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • August 2, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • August 2, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 22, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Susie Lee

Susie Lee

Democratic Representative

Nevada

Cosponsors (4)
Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8247: Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMental healthRural conditions and developmentTransportation costsVeterans' medical care