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HR 1075 111th Congress House

RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery)

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2009 Introduced by: Scalise, Steve Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsNatural disastersPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery) - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, if a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility that would otherwise provide covered medical services to veterans residing in an area for which a major disaster is declared is unable to provide such services for at least 180 days due to such disaster, to contract with one or more non-VA facilities in that area to provide such services to veterans who reside within 150 miles of the VA facility that is unable to provide the services.

Makes such requirement inapplicable to a VA facility that is closed, or that the Secretary intends to close, as part of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) process.

Makes this Act applicable to any VA facility unable to provide covered services on or after August 29, 2005, by reason of a major disaster.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 22, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Mar 5, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 5, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1075: RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery). 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1075/
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"H.R. 1075: RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery)." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1075/.
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