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HR 1176 103th Congress House

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of rural health-care clinics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Mar 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 2, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E482)
Mar 2, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 1993, to conduct a rural health-care clinic program in States where significant numbers of veterans reside in areas geographically remote from existing health-care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to commence operation of at least three such clinics in each fiscal year of the program. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on an evaluation of the program.

Authorizes appropriations.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 3, 1994
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 16, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1176: To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of rural health-care clinics, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1176/
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"H.R. 1176: To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of rural health-care clinics, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1176/.
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H.R. 1176, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1176/.
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