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HR 2941 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defines "state homes" to include homes established by federally recognized Indian tribes for veterans who, by reason of disability, are incapable of earning a living.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay those tribes for the hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care they provide to veterans in those homes.

Makes those tribes eligible for grants from the Secretary for the construction of state homes.

What's happening now August 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 13, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 28, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Aug 1, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Aug 1, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 1, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2941: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2941/
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"H.R. 2941: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2941/.
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H.R. 2941, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2941/.
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