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S 396 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Texas Veterans' medical care

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011

Introduced: February 17, 2011 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 8, 2011
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service VA inpatient health care facility; and (2) if needed, modify the existing facility to meet this requirement.

Requires the Secretary to report on specific actions to be taken to satisfy such requirement.

What's happening now June 8, 2011

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 837 Identical bill Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 396: Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-396/
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"S. 396: Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-396/.
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S. 396, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-396/.
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