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A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced…

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A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 29, 2003

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Jun 18, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8135-8136)

Jun 18, 2003

Introduced in Senate

Jun 18, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8136)

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) unless the Secretary has notified Congress of the intention to take such action; and (2) until the later of the expiration of a 60-day period, or 30 days of continuous congressional session, after such notification.

What's happening now July 29, 2003

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Sep 10, 2003

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 2, 2003

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Jul 30, 2003

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jul 25, 2003

Murray, Patty

Washington · Jul 24, 2003

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1283: A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1283/

MLA

"S. 1283: A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1283/.

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S. 1283, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1283/.

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