H.R. 4673EVEST Act

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Sponsor: Mark Takano [D-CA-41]
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jan 20, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedJul 22, 2021
Passed the HouseJan 20, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to automatically enroll veterans who are eligible for VA health care into the VA health care system upon the receipt of information from the Defense Manpower Data Center of the Department of Defense that proves eligibility of such veterans for enrollment.

The VA must provide a veteran notice that the veteran has been enrolled, instructions on how the veteran may elect to opt out of such enrollment, and instructions for how such veteran may elect to enroll at a later date.

Notice or instructions must be provided in a physical copy and, as is practical, in an electronic copy. Additionally, the VA must consider using mass texting capabilities to provide the notice and relevant instructions required by this bill.

The provisions of the bill apply to veterans who are discharged or separated from the Armed Forces on or after the date that is 90 days before this bill's enactment.

Any veteran who is eligible for automatic enrollment must be able to access an electronic version of the certificate of eligibility and an electronic mechanism to opt out of such enrollment.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the best methods for the VA to provide notice regarding a veteran's automatic enrollment in the VA health care system and related instructions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4673 as passed House on Jan 20, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 20, 2022Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 20, 2022

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Crossed both parties 44 of 428 voting members broke with their own party: 44 Republicans.

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Democratic221 members

Republican212 members

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H.R. 4673EVEST Act

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H.R. 4673EVEST Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 46733 roll calls on this measure

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