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H.R. 423 114th Congress House

Newborn Care Improvement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

Introduced: January 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child healthCongressional oversightVeterans' medical careWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 22, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 14, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn Care Improvement Act

Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3016 Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 22, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· May 5, 2015
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 423: Newborn Care Improvement Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-423/
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"H.R. 423: Newborn Care Improvement Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-423/.
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H.R. 423, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-423/.
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