United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5734 (114th)
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
Introduced
12 July 2016
Last action
14 July 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Paul Cook, Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care, and (2) provide for such an operation at a VA or a non-VA facility. The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting with such procedure.
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Timeline
12 July 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 July 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
- related to → Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5734
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5734
- us · 114-hr-5734 · source updated 12 August 2025