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HR 4939 107th Congress House Health Ambulatory care Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accounts Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government trust funds Insurance premiums Medical economics Medicare Social Welfare Veterans' medical care

Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002

Introduced: June 13, 2002 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2002
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 13, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a transfer of payment to the Department of Veterans Affairs for outpatient care furnished to Medicare-eligible veterans by the Department.
What's happening now July 16, 2002

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4939: Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4939/
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"H.R. 4939: Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4939/.
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H.R. 4939, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4939/.
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