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HR 2982 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Comprehensive health care Congressional oversight Disability and health-based discrimination Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Mental health Public contracts and procurement Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' medical care Women's health

Women Veterans Health Care Accountability Act

Introduced: January 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 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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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.

What's happening now September 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3224 Related bill Deborah Sampson Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9 Republican 4
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 21, 2020
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 27, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · 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
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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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