S 1723
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017
Introduced: August 2, 2017
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017
This bill authorizes and appropriates funds to increase veterans access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, including by: (1) hiring primary and specialty care physicians and other medical staff, (2) establishing medical residency programs and increasing residency positions, and (3) improving VA health facility infrastructure.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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