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S. 835 116th Congress Senate

Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child healthCongressional oversightVeterans' medical careWomen's health
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 14, 2019
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019

This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2645 Identical bill Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • HR 3224 Deborah Sampson Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 835: Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-835/
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"S. 835: Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-835/.
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S. 835, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-835/.
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