HR 1741
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Appropriations
Chronically ill
Department of Veterans Affairs
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
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Health
Housing and Community Development
Law
Rural health
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005
Introduced: April 20, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a FY 2006 through 2008 pilot program to improve health care access for rural veterans.
States that: (1) the program shall be conducted in three geographic service regions (Veterans Integrated Service Networks) of the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) medical services shall be provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providers for acute or chronic symptom management, non-therapeutic medical services, and other medical services as determined by the director of the appropriate geographic service region.
Obligates program funds.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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