Supporting Central Washington VeteransCongressman Hastings is a cosponsor and supporter of the veterans bills listed below:
H.R.315 Enables local hospitals and doctors to treat veterans who live far from the nearest VA facility. By partnering with existing hospitals in rural communities, veterans could find the care they need closer to home.
H.R.1110 Allows military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allows a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
H.R.5737 Helps veterans in rural areas recoup costs associated with traveling long distances to access health care. Allows veterans who live more than 25 miles from the nearest VA Medical Center to receive up to $400 in tax deductions.
H.R.5944 Modernizes GI benefits to provide better educational benefits to veterans and their families.
H.R. 5658 Makes it easier for wounded servicemembers to continue in non-combat military jobs if they so choose.
H.R.1527 Enables veterans in remote, rural areas to obtain care from a non-VA health care provider.
H.R.2943 Helps disabled veterans cut through red tape to more easily access benefits they are due.
H.R.4915 Authorizes the VA to provide full inpatient health are at local hospitals in communities without a VA inpatient facility.
H.R.5857 Grants a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for veterans' housing loans and helps protect servicemembers from the threat of mortgage foreclosure.