Pending Health Care Legislation
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Agenda
S. 115 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act (Heller)
S. 426 Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017 (Tester, Moran, Brown)
S. 683 Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 (Hirono)
S. 833 Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 (Tester, Blumenthal, Brown, Murray)
S. 946 Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act (Flake, Manchin, Tester, Tillis)
S. 1153 Veterans ACCESS Act (Baldwin, Moran)
S. 1261 Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act (Cassidy)
S. 1266 Enhancing Veteran Care Act
S. 1279 Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017
S. 1325 Better Workforce for Veterans Act (Tester/Moran)
S. ____ Discussion Draft, The Veterans Choice Act of 2017 (Isakson)
S. ____ Discussion Draft, Improving Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017
S. ____ The Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Employment Act of 2017
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WITNESS LIST
Panel I
Baligh R. Yehia, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care, Veterans Health Administration
Accompanied by:
Dr. Tom Lynch, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health Clinical Operations, VHA
Brad Flohr, Senior Advisor for Compensation Services, Veterans Benefits Administration
Carin Otero, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Policy and Planning, Human Resources and Administration
PANEL II
Louis Celli, Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion
Amy Webb, National Legislative Policy Advisor, AMVETS
Adrian Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
Gabriel Stultz, Legislative Counsel, Paralyzed Veterans of America
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Member Statements
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Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
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Senator James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
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Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
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Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
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Senator Luther Strange (R-AL)
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Testimony
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Mr. Adrian Atizado
Deputy National Legislative DirectorDisabled American VeteransDownload File (113.42 KB) -
Mr. Lou Celli
Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation DivisionThe American LegionDownload File (195.75 KB) -
Mr. Gabriel Stultz
Legislative CounselParalyzed Veterans of AmericaDownload File (145.75 KB) -
Baligh Yehia, MD
Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community CareVeterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans AffairsDownload File (172.39 KB) -
Ms. Amy Webb
National Legislative Policy AdvisorAMVETSDownload File (334.22 KB)