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HR 2318 108th Congress House

Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.

Introduced: June 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cost of living adjustmentsDepartment of Veterans AffairsEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment Operations and Politics
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7208-7210, H7213)
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 4, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1131-1132)
Jun 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7208-7210, H7213)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY 2005 130 percent of the amount obligated during FY 2003. Adjusts the amount provided for fiscal years after FY 2005 based on the number of enrolled veterans and the number of other persons eligible but not enrolled who are provided care, multiplied by the per capital baseline amount for FY 2003, as increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Prohibits the availability of such funds for: (1) construction, acquisition, or alteration of veterans' medical facilities (other than for repairs provided for before the date of enactment of this Act); or (2) grants for the construction of State home facilities for the furnishing of veterans' domiciliary, nursing home, and hospital care.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 30 Republican 1 Independent 1
Bell, Chris
· Jun 2, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 2, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 2, 2004
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 2, 2004
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 1, 2004
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 28, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 28, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 9, 2004
Majette, Denise
· Mar 3, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Feb 11, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 20, 2004
EDWARDS, CHET
· Nov 17, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Oct 17, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Oct 15, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· Oct 15, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 25, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 3, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 15, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Jul 10, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 10, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 24, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 24, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 24, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 19, 2003
TAYLOR, GENE
· Jun 19, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 4, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Jun 4, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 4, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 4, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jun 4, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 4, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 4, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 4, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jun 4, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2318: Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2318/
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