S 2583
107th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health
Housing and Community Development
Low-income housing
Public housing
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category.
Introduced: June 5, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 5, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5048-5049)
Jun 5, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as of October 2, 2002, to give a higher priority in the provision of hospital care and medical services under the veterans' patient enrollment system to veterans who are eligible for treatment as a low-income family under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the area in which the veterans reside, regardless of whether such veterans are otherwise treated as single person families or families under such Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1