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HR 468 104th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Disabled Ex-prisoners of war Health Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.

Introduced: January 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Jan 11, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 11, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outpatient medical services to any former prisoner of war for any disability.

What's happening now April 5, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 13, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 12, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 468: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-468/
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"H.R. 468: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-468/.
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H.R. 468, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-468/.
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