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S. 2070 118th Congress Senate

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under the health c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2023 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health personnelPrescription drugsSurgery and anesthesiaVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 21, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from modifying its policy relating to anesthesia care in a manner that would provide any medical professional other than a physician anesthesiologist with full practice authority for the furnishment of anesthesia care to veterans under VA health care laws. The VA is also prohibited from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the provisions relating to anesthesia care of the proposed rule titled Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (81 Fed. Reg. 33155), or any substantially similar rule.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3347 Identical bill Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 21, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2070: Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2070/
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"S. 2070: Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2070/.
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S. 2070, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2070/.
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[S. 2070: Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2070/)
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