S 5497 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided…

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Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2026 Introduced by: King, Angus S., Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov

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Sep 24, 2026

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

Sep 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now September 24, 2026

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

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Sep 24, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5497: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5497/

MLA

"S. 5497: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5497/.

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S. 5497, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5497/.

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[S. 5497: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5497/)