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HR 4720 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act

Introduced: July 8, 2014 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medal of Honor Priority Care Act - Increases, from third to first, the priority for enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system given to medal of honor recipients, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded.

What's happening now June 3, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 5
Collins, Doug
· Nov 19, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 8, 2014
BARTON, JOE
· Jul 9, 2014
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 9, 2014
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 9, 2014
Holding, George
· Jul 8, 2014
Roe, David
· May 22, 2014
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 22, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 22, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 22, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 22, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4720: Medal of Honor Priority Care Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4720/
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"H.R. 4720: Medal of Honor Priority Care Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4720/.
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H.R. 4720, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4720/.
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