HR 2716
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Building construction
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act
Introduced: May 25, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act
This bill 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.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall pay those tribes for the hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care they provide to veterans in those homes.
Those tribes shall be eligible for VA grants for the construction of state homes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1