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HR 2711 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health Prisoners of war Retired military personnel Veterans' medical care

Military Retiree Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act

Introduced: August 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Military Retiree Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services, and authorizes the Secretary to provide nursing home care, to military retirees on the same basis as such services are provided to former prisoners of war.
What's happening now August 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 5, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2711: Military Retiree Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2711/
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"H.R. 2711: Military Retiree Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2711/.
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H.R. 2711, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2711/.
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