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Introduced Session

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to authorize 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 facility or a non-VA facility that has an agreement with the VA. (The live donor shall be deemed to be an individual eligible for hospital care and medical services at a non-VA facility pursuant to such an agreement solely for the purposes of receiving such operation, care, and services.) Subject to fund availability, the VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting such procedure.

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John Carter (R)*,  Ralph Abraham (R),  Robert Aderholt (R),  Mark Amodei (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  Tom Cole (R),  Barbara Comstock (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Henry Cuellar (D),  John Culberson (R),  Jeff Denham (R),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Rodney Frelinghuysen (R),  Mike Gallagher (R),  John Garamendi (D),  Tom Garrett (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Jenniffer González (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Kay Granger (R),  Al Green (D),  Andy Harris (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Will Hurd (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Sam Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Peter King (R),  Steve King (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Billy Long (R),  Thomas MacArthur (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Gary Palmer (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Ted Poe (R),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Martha Roby (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Pete Sessions (R),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Lamar Smith (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Scott Taylor (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Mac Thornberry (R),  David Valadao (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Ted Yoho (R),  David Young (R),  Don Young (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 11/08/2017)

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