HR 1276 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability and paralysis Emergency medical services and trauma care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Veterans' medical care

SAVE LIVES Act

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 24, 2021

Signed by President.

Mar 24, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-4.

Mar 23, 2021

Presented to President.

Mar 19, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 19, 2021

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1603)

Mar 19, 2021

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1603)

Mar 19, 2021

Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 1276, from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1603)

Mar 18, 2021

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 17, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1620)

Mar 17, 2021

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1620)

Mar 17, 2021

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1620)

Mar 10, 2021

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Mar 9, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 9, 2021

On passage Passed without objection.

Mar 9, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Mar 9, 2021

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1178; text: CR H1178)

Mar 9, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

Mar 9, 2021

Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Feb 24, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 24, 2021

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 1,400	—	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Mar 17, 2021
HAMDT 27	Takano, Mark	An amendment to strike all after section 1 and insert completely new text.	Agreed to	Mar 9, 2021

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Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act or the SAVE LIVES Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine to covered individuals during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Under the bill, covered individuals are

veterans who are not eligible to enroll in the VA health care system;
specified veterans who are eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad;
beneficiaries who are eligible for care due to a specified disability or death of a veteran;
family caregivers of veterans who are participating in the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers;
caregivers of veterans participating in the VA's Program of General Caregiver Support Services;
caregivers of veterans participating in the VA's Medical Foster Home Program, Bowel and Bladder Program, Home Based Primary Care Program, or Veteran Directed Care Program; and
the spouses of veterans.

The VA must prioritize the vaccination of (1) veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) veterans who fail to enroll but receive hospital care and medical services for specified disabilities in their first 12 months of separation from service, and (3) caregivers accompanying such prioritized veterans.

Under the bill, the VA is authorized to determine the timing for offering a vaccine to the spouse of a veteran.

What's happening now June 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

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