S 1222
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Marshall Islands
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Micronesia
Palau
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
COFA Veterans Review Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Compact of Free Association Veterans Review Act of 2019 or the COFA Veterans Review Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to provide hospital care, medical services, and other related services to veterans residing in the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
The bill requires the VA to conduct a study and report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing one or more VA offices in the remote Pacific islands to provide hospital care and medical services to veterans residing in the area.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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