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HR 1591 111th Congress House

Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any charges from a third party for hospital care or medical… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a veteran for a service-connected disability.

Introduced: April 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceVeterans' medical care
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act - Prohibits, in any case in which a veteran is furnished care or services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a service-connected disability, the United States from recovering or collecting for such care or services from any third party.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 21, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Mar 18, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 18, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Mar 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1591: Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1591/
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"H.R. 1591: Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1591/.
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H.R. 1591, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1591/.
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