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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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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.
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 June 5, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 2, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2583: 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.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2583/
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"S. 2583: 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.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2583/.
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S. 2583, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2583/.
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[S. 2583: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2583/)
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