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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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