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HR 552 113th Congress House 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 2013

Introduced: February 6, 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
Feb 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013 - 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 February 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 800 Related bill Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 6, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 6, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Feb 6, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 6, 2013
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 6, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 6, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 6, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 6, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 552: Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-552/
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"H.R. 552: Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-552/.
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H.R. 552, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-552/.
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