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HR 183 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Florida Health facilities Hospitals Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care

A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm…

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A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for temporary health care for veterans in the West Palm Beach, Florida, area who will eventually be served by the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, upon its completion.

Requires the Administrator to implement such program and to report to the Congress a plan for such implementation within specified periods.

Terminates the authority for the pilot program when a new Veterans Administration medical facility serving such area is opened.

What's happening now January 6, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 183: A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-183/
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"H.R. 183: A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-183/.
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H.R. 183, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-183/.
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[H.R. 183: A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-183/)
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