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HR 2899 102th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with treatment and services to maintain or reactivate living function in those veterans.

Introduced: July 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security GeriatricsNursing homesVeterans' medical careVeterans' rehabilitation
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 16, 1991
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 Latest action July 16, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness and advantages of furnishing care to elderly veterans in nursing homes in order to treat and reactivate or maintain day-to-day living functions in those veterans. Authorizes the Secretary to set a daily rate of reimbursement for such care.

Authorizes appropriations for five fiscal years for increased costs of reimbursement of non-Department of Veterans Affairs nursing homes under such program.

Requires the Secretary to submit interim and final reports to the Congress concerning the effectiveness of the pilot program.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 16, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with treatment and services to maintain or reactivate living function in those veterans.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2899/
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"H.R. 2899: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with treatment and services to maintain or reactivate living function in those veterans.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2899/.
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H.R. 2899, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2899/.
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