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HR 1598 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Ex-prisoners of war Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.

Introduced: March 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outpatient medical services to any former prisoner of war for any disability.

What's happening now March 22, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 3, 1991
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 1991
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 2, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1598: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1598/
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"H.R. 1598: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1598/.
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H.R. 1598, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1598/.
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