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HR 2397 105th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Health Military medals, decorations, etc. Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 10, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 4, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart eligible for veterans' hospital care and medical services. Provides such veterans with a priority in the veterans' system of annual patient enrollment.

What's happening now September 10, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 15, 1998
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 10, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 10, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 10, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 4, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 20, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 15, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 3, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 7, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 26, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2397: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2397/
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"H.R. 2397: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2397/.
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H.R. 2397, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2397/.
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[H.R. 2397: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2397/)
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