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HR 1402 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Neurological disorders Physical fitness and lifestyle Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023

Introduced: July 18, 2024 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2024
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. LaHood asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1402, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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Boxing Therapy for Parkinson's Access Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish boxing-based exercise classes to veterans who (1) are enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (or a similar movement disorder), and (3) elect to participate in such classes to treat the disease or disorder.

What's happening now May 23, 2024

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. LaHood asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1402, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Jul 18, 2024
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1402: Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1402/
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"H.R. 1402: Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1402/.
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H.R. 1402, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1402/.
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