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HR 1416 111th Congress House

Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the medical-care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey.

Introduced: March 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutionsNew JerseyVeterans' medical care
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Mar 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action March 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (the counties of Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May) for full-service medical care shall be met through a project for: (1) inpatient and outpatient services and long-term care to veterans at an existing facility in southern New Jersey; or (2) construction of a new full-service, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center to provide inpatient and outpatient services and long-term care to veterans in southern New Jersey.

Directs the Secretary: (1) if the existing facility option is chosen, to enter into an appropriate agreement for the provision of such care and services; or (2) if the new construction option is chosen, to carry out an appropriate major medical facility construction project for such purpose.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Adler, John
· Mar 12, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1416: Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1416/
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"H.R. 1416: Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1416/.
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H.R. 1416, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1416/.
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