To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act or the EVEST Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to automatically enroll veterans who are eligible for VA health care into the VA health care system upon the receipt of information from the Defense Manpower Data Center of the Department of Defense that proves eligibility of such veterans for enrollment.
The VA must provide a veteran notice that the veteran has been enrolled, instructions on how the veteran may elect to opt out of such enrollment, and instructions for how such veteran may elect to enroll at a later date.
Notice or instructions must be provided in a physical copy and, as is practical, in an electronic copy. Additionally, the VA must consider using mass texting capabilities to provide the notice and relevant instructions required by this bill.
The provisions of the bill apply to veterans who are discharged or separated from the Armed Forces on or after the date that is 90 days before this bill's enactment.
Any veteran who is eligible for automatic enrollment must be able to access an electronic version of the certificate of eligibility and an electronic mechanism to opt out of such enrollment.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the best methods for the VA to provide notice regarding a veteran's automatic enrollment in the VA health care system and related instructions.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-223.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-223.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 860 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1836 and H.R. 4673. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 860 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 860. (consideration: CR H257-270)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1836 and H.R. 4673. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4673.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 860, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Mr. Takano amendment en bloc No. 1.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 860, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Escobar amendment No. 3.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Bost moved to recommit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR H268)
The previous question on the motion was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 221 (Roll no. 13).
Roll Call #13 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 163 (Roll no. 14).
Roll Call #14 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 163 (Roll no. 14).
Roll Call #14 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.