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HR 627 108th Congress House

Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and to provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of pension payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CoinsuranceCost of living adjustmentsDrugsFamilies
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Finance and Financial SectorHealthLabor and EmploymentMedicaidMedical economicsSocial WelfareSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensionsWelfare eligibility
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003 - Suspends, for five years, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the required copayment for medication furnished to veterans on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities.

Increases the maximum annual rates of pensions for surviving spouses of war veterans. Amends the Social Security Act to exclude the amount of such rate increases from a surviving spouse's income for purposes of Medicaid (title XIX) eligibility.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Independent 1
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 14, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 26, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 627: Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-627/
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"H.R. 627: Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-627/.
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