H.R. 294House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

16 earlier actions

SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 3, 2015

View full timeline

HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 13, 2015

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 13, 2015

HouseCommittee

Committee Hearings Held.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 27, 2015

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

February 12, 2015

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

February 12, 2015

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-35.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 2, 2015

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.

March 2, 2015

HouseFloor

Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

March 2, 2015 • 5:17 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1509-1510)

March 2, 2015 • 5:17 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 294.

March 2, 2015 • 5:17 PM

HouseFloor

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

March 2, 2015 • 5:23 PM

HouseFloor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1510-1511)

March 2, 2015 • 6:30 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 107).(text: CR H1509)

View vote Passed

March 2, 2015 • 6:57 PM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 107). (text: CR H1509)

View vote Passed

March 2, 2015 • 6:57 PM

HouseFloor

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

March 2, 2015 • 6:57 PM

HouseFloor

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

March 2, 2015 • 6:57 PM

SenateIntro Referral

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 3, 2015

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

March 2, 2015 at 6:56 PM

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Majority required: 2/3 (66.7%)

Passed

405 - 0

Bill Text

4 versions available

Reading Mode

Raw Text PDF XML

Referred in SenateIssued March 3, 2015

IIB

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 294

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 3, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs contract authority for placement of veterans in non-Department medical foster homes

(a)

Authority

(1)

In general

Section 1720 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(h)

(1)

During the 3-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, and subject to paragraph (2), at the request of a veteran for whom the Secretary is required to provide nursing home care under section 1710A of this title, the Secretary may place the veteran in a medical foster home that meets Department standards, at the expense of the United States, pursuant to a contract or agreement entered into between the Secretary and the medical foster home for such purpose. A veteran who is placed in a medical foster home under this subsection shall agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept home health services furnished by the Secretary under section 1717 of this title.

(2)

Not more than 900 veterans placed in a medical foster home, whether placed before or after the enactment of the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, may have their care covered at the expense of the United States under subsection (a).

(3)

In this subsection, the term medical foster home means a home designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting.

(2)

Effective date

Subsection (h) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2015.

(b)

Limitations on awards and bonuses

Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 703 note) is amended to read as follows:

705.

Limitation on awards and bonuses paid to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the aggregate amount of awards and bonuses paid by the Secretary in a fiscal year under chapter 45 or 53 of title 5, United States Code, or any other awards or bonuses authorized under such title or title 38, United States Code, does not exceed the following amounts:

(1)

With respect to each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, $300,000,000.

(2)

With respect to each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024, $360,000,000.

Passed the House of Representatives March 2, 2015.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk