HR 5162 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Vet Connect Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2016-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Vet Connect Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia.…

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Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5162, Vet Connect Act of 2016

Sep 23, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 21, 2016

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican