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HR 3440 108th Congress House

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES)…

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realig… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the commission's recommendations to the Secretary.

Introduced: November 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Access to health careAdministrative procedureDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment Operations and Politics
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of submission of the Commission's recommendations to the Secretary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· Nov 7, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 7, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3440: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the commission's recommendations to the Secretary.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3440/
MLA
"H.R. 3440: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the commission's recommendations to the Secretary.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3440/.
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H.R. 3440, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3440/.
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[H.R. 3440: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the commission's recommendations to the Secretary.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3440/)
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