HR 5693 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

Introduced 2018-05-07· Sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2018-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2019, to transfer upon request a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards. A veteran shall agree, as a transfer condition, to accept VA home health services.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5693, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

Jul 19, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 12, 2018

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]AS
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]CA
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA