United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5500 (115th)
Veterans' Credit Protection Act
Introduced
12 April 2018
Last action
12 April 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Veterans' Credit Protection Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study that evaluates the effectiveness of the Office of Community Care in providing timely payment of a proper invoice for such care by the required payment date.
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Timeline
12 April 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
12 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 April 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Veterans’ Credit Protection Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5500
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5500
- us · 115-hr-5500 · source updated 11 August 2025