S 2743
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Dentists
Eye care
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Osteopathy and osteopaths
Physicians
Surgeons
Surgery
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004
Introduced: July 22, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8728-8729)
Jul 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8728)
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004 - Allows eye surgery at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or under contract with the Department to be performed only by a licensed medical doctor, licensed doctor of osteopathy, or licensed dentist whose practice is limited to oral or maxillofacial surgery.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8728-8729)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1