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House Bill 7158
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
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Passed House on Dec 1, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 18, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 5, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7158
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Clay Higgins
Louisiana
Republican
Barry Moore
Alabama
Republican
Don Young
Alaska
Democrat
Julia Brownley
California
Democrat
Lou Correa
California
Republican
Bill Posey
Florida
Republican
Brian Mast
Florida
Republican
Jim Baird
Indiana
Republican
Tracey Mann
Kansas
Republican
Thomas Massie
Kentucky
Republican
Matthew Rosendale
Montana
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey
Republican
Madison Cawthorn
North Carolina
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Republican
Mark Green
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts to pay for specified veterans (i.e., certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and require nursing home care) to be placed in medical foster homes at their request. A medical foster home is a home designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting.

Veterans receiving such care must agree, as a condition of payment for their care, to accept home health services furnished by the VA.

Under the bill, no more than a daily average of 900 veterans may have their care in a medical foster home covered by the VA.

The VA must create a monitoring system to assess its workload in carrying out the medical foster home payments. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress reports that assess the implementation of this program and provide recommendations for improvements.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
December 5, 2022
Engrossed in House
December 1, 2022
Introduced in House
March 18, 2022
Related Bills (2)
Nov 30, 2022
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1499
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3372) to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6878) to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth,and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8876) to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 100) to provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees; and for other purposes.
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Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Sep 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2852
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (12)
12/05/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
12/01/2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1499, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4601, as amended; H.R. 4772, as amended; H.R. 4899; H.R. 5943, as amended; H.R. 7158, as amended; H.R. 8203; H.R. 9308; and S. 3825; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 744, as amended; and H. Res. 922, as amended. (consideration: CR H8696-8700; text: CR H8697-8698)
12/01/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1499, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4601, as amended; H.R. 4772, as amended; H.R. 4899; H.R. 5943, as amended; H.R. 7158, as amended; H.R. 8203; H.R. 9308; and S. 3825; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 744, as amended; and H. Res. 922, as amended.(consideration: CR H8696-8700; text: CR H8697-8698)
12/01/2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1499, proceedings on H.R. 7158 are considered vacated.
11/29/2022
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.
11/29/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7158.
11/29/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8607-8609; text: CR H8607-8608)
11/29/2022
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/06/2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
04/06/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/18/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/18/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:43:11 PM
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