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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Aug 2, 1991
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1