United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3948 (109th)
Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Introduced
29 September 2005
Last action
6 October 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Eliminates a $3 per round-trip deductible charged by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in connection with the veterans beneficiary travel program (a program authorizing a travel allowance or reimbursement for beneficiaries providing transportation for veterans to obtain medical care). Directs the Secretary, in determining the amount of such allowance or reimbursement, to use the House of Representatives mileage reimbursement rate.
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Timeline
29 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Disabled Veterans Fairness Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3948
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3948
- us · 109-hr-3948 · source updated 15 August 2025