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HR 1432 106th Congress House

Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide long-term nursing care at public expense to any veteran with a s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide long-term nursing care at public expense to any veteran with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or greater.

Introduced: April 28, 1999 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledDisabled veteransHealthLong-term care
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Nursing homesVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 1999 - Directs (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Independent 1
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 30, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 2, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 13, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 20, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 28, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 15, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1432: Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1432/
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"H.R. 1432: Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1432/.
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H.R. 1432, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1432/.
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