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S. 3724Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

Sponsored by Tammy DuckworthSen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Introduced May 13, 2020

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The No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act would stop the Department of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans any copayment or other cost‑sharing for preventive services related to COVID‑19. It applies to all veterans receiving such qualifying preventive care through the VA and takes effect on the date specified in the CARES Act.

Key Provisions

  • The VA Secretary may not require any copayment or cost sharing for qualifying coronavirus preventive services.
  • The prohibition becomes effective on the date defined for such services in section 3203 of the CARES Act.

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

May 13, 2020

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May 13, 2020

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

May 13, 2020

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 13, 2020

II

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3724

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 13, 2020

Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans copayments for preventive services relating to COVID–19.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act.

2.

Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans receiving preventive services relating to COVID–19

(a)

Prohibition

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not require any copayment or other cost sharing under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying coronavirus preventive services. The requirement described in this subsection shall take effect with respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the specified date.

(b)

Definitions

In this section, the terms qualifying coronavirus preventive service and specified date have the meaning given those terms in section 3203 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).