Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts to pay for specified veterans (i.e., certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and require nursing home care) to be placed in medical foster homes at their request. A medical foster home is a home designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting.
Veterans receiving such care must agree, as a condition of payment for their care, to accept home health services furnished by the VA.
Under the bill, no more than a daily average of 900 veterans may have their care in a medical foster home covered by the VA.
The VA must create a monitoring system to assess its workload in carrying out the medical foster home payments. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress reports that assess the implementation of this program and provide recommendations for improvements.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-05 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2022-12-01 | Floor | Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1499, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 4601, as amended; H.R. 4772, as amended; H.R. 4899; H.R. 5943, as amended; H.R. 7158, as amended; H.R. 8203; H.R. 9308; and S. 3825; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 744, as amended; and H. Res. 922, as amended. (consideration: CR H8696-8700; text: CR H8697-8698) | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-01 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1499, proceedings on H.R. 7158 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-29 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7158. | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8607-8609; text: CR H8607-8608) | House floor actions |
| 2022-11-29 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-06 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2022-04-06 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2022-03-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-18 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |