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HR 798 104th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical information concerning members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Introduced: February 2, 1995 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroadCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesData banksEpidemiology
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FamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthHealth surveysMedical recordsMedical researchMedical screeningMedical statisticsMilitary dependentsMilitary medicineRight of privacyScience, Technology, CommunicationsTelephoneVeterans' disability compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 5, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Feb 2, 1995
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 2, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E255)
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 Latest action May 23, 1995

Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to provide information for the detection of patterns of illnesses among military personnel and veterans, to maintain a database of the medical histories, service histories, and relevant personal information of military personnel deployed for any operational mission (beginning with the operation in Somalia in 1992-1993) and their spouses and children. Requires permission of the individual before inclusion in the database of information concerning such individual. Requires confidentiality of individual identities represented in the database. Directs the Secretary to maintain a toll-free telephone number to allow military personnel and veterans to report information for inclusion in the database. Allows the Secretary to make database information available to accredited institutions of higher education and other appropriate institutions for medical studies and related research. Directs the Secretary to report annually to appropriate congressional committees on the operation of the database and the toll-free telephone number.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 20, 1995
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 6, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 798: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical information concerning members of the Armed Forces and veterans.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-798/
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"H.R. 798: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical information concerning members of the Armed Forces and veterans.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-798/.
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H.R. 798, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-798/.
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