H.R. 2601 — VICTOR Act of 2017

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Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery Act of 2017 or the VICTOR Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include among veterans eligible to receive hospital care and medical services through agreements with the Department of Defense, the Indian Health Service, federally-qualified health centers, or health care providers that participate in the Medicare program a veteran:

who requires an organ or bone marrow transplant; and
who has a medically compelling reason to travel outside the veteran's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network region in which the veteran resides to receive a transplant at a VA medical facility, or who faces an unusual or excessive burden in receiving such transplant at a VA facility, such as geographical challenges, environmental factors, or a medical condition that affects the ability to travel.

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2017-05-22

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4395)

2017-05-23

Introduced in House

2017-05-23

Introduced in House

2017-05-23

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2017-05-23

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2017-11-02

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

2017-11-02

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2017-11-07

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-395.

2017-11-07

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-395.

2017-11-07

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 291.

2017-11-07

Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2017-11-07

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8558-8560)

2017-11-07

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2601.

2017-11-07

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8559)

2017-11-07

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8559)

2017-11-07

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2017-11-08

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

VICTOR Act of 2017

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