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Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006

Introduced: July 17, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 16, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Medicare subvention project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary for Medicare health care services furnished to Medicare-eligible veterans in VA facilities.

What's happening now March 27, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 24, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Jul 17, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 17, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 22, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 3, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4992: Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4992/
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"H.R. 4992: Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4992/.
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H.R. 4992, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4992/.
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