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SJRES 61 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

A joint resolution approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.

Introduced: December 12, 2019 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2019
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This joint resolution approves the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a waiver of specified statutory requirements for the purposes of implementing a pilot program as a part of the VA's Center for Innovation for Care and Payment. Specifically, the VA needs a waiver of certain dental care eligibility requirements in order to implement a pilot program focused on expanding veteran access to dental care services.

What's happening now December 12, 2019

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-61/
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"S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-61/.
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S.J. Res. 61, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-61/.
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[S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-61/)
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