Skip to main content
S 3583 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Health care costs and insurance Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Veterans' medical care

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2010 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
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 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay to a state veterans home the cost of nursing home care provided to a covered veteran that is in excess of the amount paid for such care under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

Defines a covered veteran as one: (1) in need of nursing home care for a service-connected disability; or (2) with a service-connected disability rated at 70% or more and in need of such care.

Replaces provisions providing for payment of nursing home care at the lesser of the prevailing rate or the cost of daily care with provisions providing for payment at the applicable or prevailing rate in the area in which the state home is located.

Directs the Secretary to reimburse a state home for any Medicare copayment required of a covered veteran.

Permits a state home, in lieu of receiving payment under the above provisions, to elect to receive payment to furnish nursing home care to a veteran through a specified agreement entered into by the Secretary and the state home.

What's happening now July 14, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 4, 2010
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 28, 2010
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 14, 2010
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 14, 2010
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3583: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3583/
MLA
"S. 3583: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3583/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3583, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3583/.
Markdown link
[S. 3583: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3583/)
Report a problem