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S 1627 102th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Extended care facilities Nursing homes Patients' rights Smoking Tobacco Veterans' hospitals

Veterans Dignity in Health Care Act of 1991

Introduced: August 2, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 2, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Aug 2, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Dignity in Health Care Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that any veteran who is furnished hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care in a Department of Veterans Affairs (Department) facility shall be entitled to purchase and consume tobacco products there.

Requires the Department to maintain, and veterans being treated to have access to: (1) a commissary or canteen for the purchase of such products; and (2) a suitable indoor area for consumption of the products.

What's happening now August 2, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 15, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1627: Veterans Dignity in Health Care Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1627/
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"S. 1627: Veterans Dignity in Health Care Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1627/.
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