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S 1646 109th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Coinsurance Disaster relief Drugs Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Floods Health Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Water Resources Development

A bill to provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9849-9850)
Sep 8, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9849)
Sep 8, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish necessary hospital care and medical services to each priority 8 veteran (low-priority, middle income veterans) affected by Hurricane Katrina as if such veteran was enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs annual patient enrollment system and was eligible for such care under certain higher priority standards. Prohibits the collection of copayments from such veterans for such care (including for medications).

What's happening now September 8, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9849-9850)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1646: A bill to provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1646/
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"S. 1646: A bill to provide for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1646/.
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S. 1646, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1646/.
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