H.R. 7657 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024Mr. Finstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revise a certain directive of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Freedom for VHA Volunteer Drivers Act of 2024. 2. Revision to certain directive of Veterans Health Administration of Department of Veterans Affairs required (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall revise VHA Directive 1193.01(1) titled Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Program for Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel and published on January 27, 2022 (as amended on December 1, 2022) to ensure that a covered individual may, subject to such conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate, volunteer to transport a veteran to a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of receiving health care. (b) Covered individual defined In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who has not received a vaccination against COVID–19.