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S 374 105th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Health Military medals, decorations, etc. Veterans' medical care

A bill 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…

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A bill 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: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 27, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1747)
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 27, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

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  • HR 2397 Identical bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 3, 1998
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 3, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 374: A bill 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-S-374/
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"S. 374: A bill 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-S-374/.
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S. 374, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-374/.
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[S. 374: A bill 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-S-374/)
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