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HR 1617 103th Congress House Health Child health Families Hospital care Illinois Medical centers Nonprofit organizations Veterans' hospitals

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family members…

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To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

Introduced: April 1, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 1994
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Apr 18, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 18, 1994
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Apr 18, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Apr 18, 1994
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Apr 18, 1994
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2374-2375)
Apr 18, 1994
Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 14, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
Apr 14, 1994
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 103-476.
Mar 23, 1994
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 23, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Mar 16, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Apr 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 1, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement to permit the Caring Place at Loyola, Inc., an Illinois nonprofit organization, to establish on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Hines, Illinois, a facility for providing temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children being treated at the Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center and other hospitals.

What's happening now April 19, 1994

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 21, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1617: To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children being treated at a nearby university medical center.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1617/
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"H.R. 1617: To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children being treated at a nearby university medical center.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1617/.
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H.R. 1617, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1617/.
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