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H.R. 2982 116th Congress House

Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the barriers for women veterans to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: September 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child care and developmentComprehensive health careCongressional oversightDisability and health-based discrimination
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study and report on the barriers for women veterans to VA health care.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 4
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 21, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 28, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 28, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 21, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jun 20, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· May 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2982: Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2982/
MLA
"H.R. 2982: Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2982/.
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H.R. 2982, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2982/.
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[H.R. 2982: Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2982/)
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