S 2131
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act
Introduced: November 15, 2017
Introduced by:
Murray, Patty
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs of medically-necessary emergency transportation services for newborn babies of certain women veterans.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1