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HR 813 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Veterans' medical care

Veterans Outreach Protection Act

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Outreach Protection Act - Rescinds a Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum dated July 18, 2002, from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and management which requires directors of Department health service networks to ensure that no marketing activities for the enrollment of new veterans occur within their networks.
What's happening now March 12, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 13, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 21, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 17, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 2, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 13, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 1, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 813: Veterans Outreach Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-813/
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"H.R. 813: Veterans Outreach Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-813/.
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H.R. 813, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-813/.
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