H.R. 1774 · 118th Congress

VA Emergency Transportation Act

Introduced on Mar 24, 2023 by Mark Alford (R-MO-4). 24 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 18, 2023): Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 24, 2023
Cosponsors
24
11 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Motor vehicles
  • Transportation costs
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mark AlfordR-MO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 24, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 24, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Apr 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Acadian Companies5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  3. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  4. Falck USA5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  5. Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE OF MICHIGAN INCAI match · 99%
  6. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  7. AIR METHODS CORPORATION1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AIR METHODS, LLC$159.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.