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HR 6939 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Biennial budgets Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of Veterans Affairs Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 18, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires, beginning with FY2010, a two-fiscal-year budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Administration; and (3) Medical Facilities.

Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures.

What's happening now September 18, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3527 Related bill Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 19, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6939: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6939/
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"H.R. 6939: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6939/.
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H.R. 6939, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6939/.
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[H.R. 6939: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6939/)
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