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HR 1156 105th Congress House

To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal…

Official title: To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Vet… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care.

Introduced: March 20, 1997 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsDemographyDepartment of Veterans AffairsEconomics and Public Finance
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Federal receipts and expendituresGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment spending reductionsHealthMedical economicsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 2, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allocate amounts appropriated to the Secretary for FY 1998 and 1999 for medical care so that the amount allocated to each element of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated as a Veterans Integrated Service Network is not less than the amount allocated to that element from amounts appropriated for FY 1996. (Such elements are currently designated for an allocation reduction from FY 1996 amounts under the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System developed by the Secretary and submitted to the Congress in March 1997.) Provides an exception on a pro rata basis with respect to any general appropriations reductions.

Directs the Secretary, effective with FY 2000, to ensure that each such Network is allocated an amount for medical care that is not less than 90 percent of the product of: (1) the number of veterans residing in the geographic area of that Network; and (2) the national medical services and administrative cost per veteran.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 8, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1156: To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1156/
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"H.R. 1156: To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1156/.
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H.R. 1156, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1156/.
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[H.R. 1156: To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1156/)
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