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H.R. 5162 · 114th Congress

Vet Connect Act of 2016

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.

BOD O’RourkeSponsor
1 cosponsor · 1 R
DBR Benishek

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 29, 2016
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 26, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Vet Connect Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Vet Connect Act of 2016

Latest action (Sep 27, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 29, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 29, 2016
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.