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S 683 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care

Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

Introduced: March 21, 2017 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 11, 2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Mar 21, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

This bill extends the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities through December 31, 2018.

What's happening now July 11, 2017

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3177 Identical bill Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 14, 2017
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 21, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 683: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-683/
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