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HR 1346 109th Congress House

21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care.

Introduced: March 16, 2005 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a maximum specialist referral period (the period between a veteran's referral to a specialty clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs by a Department primary care physician and the actual appointment with a specialist); and (2) provide appropriate transportation to such appointments for qualified veterans.

Requires the Secretary, in any case in which such period is exceeded or in which transportation was not so provided, to promptly provide for such care or transportation from a private source and to reimburse such source at an appropriate rate. Requires expedited reimbursement procedures.

Directs the Secretary to include within standards of performance used for measuring Department medical care administration a standard of assessing improvements in appointment waiting times.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 16, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1346: 21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1346/
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