S 1838
110th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Building construction
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Hospital care
Hospitals
Long-term care
Military medicine
Nursing homes
Public-private partnerships
Texas
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 19, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans for acute inpatient hospital care in 24 counties comprising Far South Texas should be met through: (1) a public-private venture to provide such services and long-term care to veterans in an existing facility in Far South Texas; (2) a project for construction of a new full-service, 50-bed hospital with a 125-bed nursing home in Far South Texas; or (3) a sharing agreement with a military treatment facility in Far South Texas. Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action depending on the option selected.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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