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S 329 106th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Health Hospital care 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: January 28, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 28, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Jan 28, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1096)
Jan 28, 1999
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 January 28, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 10, 1999
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 10, 1999
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 10, 1999
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 10, 1999
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 329: 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.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-329/
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"S. 329: 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.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-329/.
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S. 329, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-329/.
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