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S. 1204 111th Congress Senate

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to v… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 8, 2009 Introduced by: Patty Murray Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatmentsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
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
Oct 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Jun 8, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 8, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 21, 2009

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009 - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2009; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2011.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1017 Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 10, 2010
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 1, 2010
Isakson, Johnny
· Sep 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1204: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1204/
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"S. 1204: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1204/.
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S. 1204, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1204/.
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