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HR 1318 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Health facilities and institutions Texas Veterans' medical care

South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act

Introduced: April 1, 2011 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in the Strategic Capital Investment Plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a project to expand the VA medical facility in Far South Texas, by adding: (1) an urgent care center; (2) inpatient capability for 50 beds, with appropriate support services; (3) the capability to provide a full range of services to meet the needs of female veterans; and (4) the capability to provide caregiver support services, including respite.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees identifying and outlining estimates of cost and time necessary for the completion of such project.

What's happening now April 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 29, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1318: South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1318/
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"H.R. 1318: South Texas Veterans Health Care Expansion Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1318/.
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H.R. 1318, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1318/.
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